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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Behav Dev. 2016 Nov 10;42(1):83–92. doi: 10.1177/0165025416673475

Table 1. Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule means (standard deviations in parentheses) for High-risk Autism group with and without a later Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnosis.

High-risk Autism (No diagnosis) High-risk Autism (With diagnosis) Significance and Effect Size

Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule - Module 1 n = 11 n = 3
 Social Total 2.64 (1.75) 5.00 (3.00) p = .096, d = 1.27
 Range 0-6 2-8
 Communication Total 1.45 (1.13) 1.67 (1.15) p = .78, d = .21
 Range 0-4 1-3
 Social+Communication Total 4.09 (2.30) 6.67 (4.04) p = .16, d = 1.04
 Range 1-8 3-11
Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule - Module 2 n = 18 n = 5
 Social Total 1.56 (1.46) 5.80 (1.79) p < .001, d = 2.9
 Range 0-4 3-7
 Communication Total 1.89 (1.41) 3.60 (2.07) p = .041, d = 1.15
 Range 0-4 1-6
 Social+Communication Total 3.44 (2.15) 9.40 (3.78) p < .001, d = 2.45
 Range 0-7 4-13

Note. Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) data are from the most recent ADOS administration (either 24 or 36 months). Final sample included n=29 for High-risk Autism with no clinical diagnosis and n=8 for High-risk Autism with an Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnosis at the most recent lab visit.