Table 3.
Descriptive statistics for performance on each task.
| Variable | ASD intervention group | Non-ASD group | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timepoint 1 | Timepoint 2 | Timepoint 1 | Timepoint 2 | |||||
| M (SD) | Range | M (SD) | Range | M (SD) | Range | M (SD) | Range | |
| Working memory measure | ||||||||
| Spatial subtest | 12.8 (3.3)∗ | 6–19 | 14.6 (3.7)∗ | 7–22 | 16.4 (3.1) | 12–21 | 16.1 (2.0) | 12–20 |
| Verbal (digit) subtest | 13.6 (2.4) | 9–18 | 14.6 (3.3) | 7–22 | 16.1 (2.5) | 13–23 | 15.6 (2.5) | 12–21 |
| Combined (spatial + verbal) | 26.4 (4.7)∗ | 17–33 | 29.2 (5.8)∗ | 14–40 | 32.6 (4.3) | 27–40 | 31.7 (3.8) | 26–40 |
| Inhibitory control measure | ||||||||
| Inhibitory effect | .09 (.06) | −.03–.23 | .07 (.04) | −.01–.12 | .08 (.05) | .00–.18 | .09 (.05) | .00–.16 |
| Task switching measure | ||||||||
| Switching costs | .18 (.17) | −.02–.72 | .15 (.13) | −.01–.42 | — | — | — | — |
| Mixing costs | .54 (.24) | .26–1.21 | .40 (.20) | .08–.82 | — | — | — | — |
∗Effect of Timepoint, p < .05.