Table 1.

Demographic and Behavioral Characteristics of ASD and Control Participants

	Control		ASD
	M ± SD (n = 16)	Range	M ± SD (n = 16)	Range
Participant age on first visit (years)	13.2 ± 3.2	9.2 – 19.6	12.8 ± 3.4	8.2 – 19.0
Race, N (%)
White	9 (56.3%)		9 (56.3%)
Non-White	7 (43.7%)		7 (43.7%)
Hollingshead Socioeconomic Status	49.3 ± 12.0	29.0 – 66.0	42.3 ± 14.5	9.0 – 63.5
Psychiatric Comorbidity*
ADHD	0		6 (37.5%)
Anxiety/depression	0		4 (25%)
Mood instability	0		4 (25%)
Reported annual household income, n (%)
Not reported	3 (18.8%)		2 (12.5%)
< $65,000	4 (25%)		7 (43.8%)
$66,000–$100,000	4 (25%)		2 (12.5%)
> $100,000	5 (31.2%)		5 (31.3%)
Vineland Composite Score	104.3 ± 12.3 (n = 15)	84 – 126	74.5 ± 16.3 (n =10)	39 – 90
Communication	102.9 ± 13.8 (n = 16)	82 – 134	75.2 ± 19.0 (n = 11)	38 – 101
Daily Living	108.0 ± 19.6 (n = 15)	78 – 146	81.2 ± 20.7 (n = 10)	38 – 109
Social	103.1 ± 10.0 (n = 16)	87 – 119	67.8 ± 13.6 (n = 11)	46 – 87

^*based on medication prescription