Table 1.
Characteristics of the sample by group and sex.
| Characteristic | ASD group |
Control group |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Girls (n = 35) | Boys (n = 35) | Girls (n = 24) | Boys (n = 24) | |
| Age (years) | ||||
| Mean age | 14.1 | 13.54 | 13.22 | 13.91 |
| SD | 2.39 | 1.98 | 2.1 | 1.88 |
| Full-scale IQ | ||||
| Mean IQ | 102.46 | 103.94 | 101.44 | 107.42 |
| SD | 15.52 | 13.82 | 10.28 | 9.66 |
| ADOS, M (SD) | (N = 21) | (N = 21) | ||
| Reciprocal social interaction | 6.32 (2.59) | 7.51 (2.54) | ||
| Communication | 3.56 (1.39) | 4.2 (1.47) | ||
| Repetitive and stereotyped behavior | 1.32 (1.22) | 1.97 (1.58) | ||
ASD: autism spectrum disorder; SD: standard deviation; ADOS: Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule; M: mean.