Table 2.
Mean scores obtained on each domain, subscale, and total score of the ECAS at each level of communication ability. SD's are shown in parentheses. Results of one-way ANOVA analyses, together with results of Levene's Test for homogeneity of variances, are also shown.
| Communication level1 | ||||||||
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| ECAS domain/subscale | 0 (N=21) | 1 (N=25) | 2 (N=43) | 3 (N=27) | 4 (N=30) | Levene's Test (p) | F | p |
| Domain | ||||||||
| Speaking | 9.00 (2.30) | 9.28 (1.72) | 8.74 (1.77) | 8.44 (1.64) | 7.83 (1.87) | .751 | 2.53 | .043 |
| Listening | 8.71 (2.03) | 9.24 (1.51) | 8.58 (1.71) | 8.56 (1.67) | 7.83 (1.56) | .220 | 2.45 | .049 |
| Inability | 7.61 (2.77) | 7.76 (2.01) | 6.93 (2.36) | 7.67 (2.80) | 5.83 (2.53) | .348 | 3.01 | .020 |
| Difficulty | 8.67 (2.76) | 9.52 (1.83) | 8.67 (1.94) | 8.81 (2.40) | 7.87 (2.03) | .194 | 2.03 | .094 |
| Anxiety | 9.43 (2.13) | 8.64 (2.43) | 8.05 (2.84) | 7.78 (2.53) | 7.83 (3.43) | .461 | 1.50 | .206 |
| Subscale | ||||||||
| Informant | 12.76 (3.43) | 12.68 (2.98) | 11.02 (3.50) | 11.48 (3.69) | 11.55 (3.46) | .867 | 2.24 | .068 |
| Friends/family | 14.05 (3.12) | 14.56 (3.04) | 13.33 (3.15) | 13.78 (3.56) | 12.30 (2.71) | .590 | 2.08 | .087 |
| Unfamiliar people | 16.62 (3.69) | 17.20 (2.81) | 16.63 (3.34) | 16.00 (3.68) | 14.33 (3.39) | .643 | 3.09 | .018 |
| Total score | 43.43 (9.19) | 44.44 (7.87) | 40.98 (8.77) | 41.26 (9.29) | 37.20 (8.21) | .829 | 2.82 | .027 |
1
Uses full sentences to communicate wants/needs: 0 = never; 1 = rarely; 2 = sometimes; 3 = often; 4 = always