Table 1.
Group characteristics.
| Group comparison |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HFASD (n = 75) | TD (n = 28) | t/χ2/F | p | ||
| Gender, male, N (% in group) | 67 (89) | 23 (82) | χ2 = 0.956 (1) | 0.51 | |
| Age, years, M (SD) | 21.9 (2.3) | 22.7 (2.2) | T = −1.70 (101) | 0.09 | |
| SRS-A total score, M (SD) | 65.2 (21.9) | 23.6 (12.6) | F = 90.13 | <0.001** | |
| Social awareness, M (SD) | 18.2 (7.2) | 7.0 (3.7) | F = 63.69 | <0.001** | |
| Social communication, M (SD) | 21.6 (7.0) | 8.1 (5.3) | F = 69.41 | <0.001** | |
| Social motivation, M (SD) | 13.8 (5.5) | 5.1 (3.2) | F = 61.51 | <0.001** | |
| Autistic mannerisms, M (SD) | 11.6 (5.1) | 3.5 (3.4) | F = 59.80 | <0.001** | |
SRS-A: Social Responsiveness Scale for Adults; HFASD: high-functioning autism spectrum disorder; SD: standard deviation; TS: typically developming.
**p < 0.001.