Table 1.

Demographics of children with autism spectrum disorder at the start of the study.

Child	Gender	Age (years; months)	Diagnostic instrument	Autism severity	PLS-4 total SS	PLS-4 AC SS	PLS-4 EC SS
Jaime	M	4;6	ADOS	Severe	50	50	50
Laney	F	4;5	ADOS	Severe	50	50	50
Daniel	M	4;7	ADOS	Severe	50	50	50

Note. ADOS = Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule; PLS-4 = Preschool Language Scale–Fourth Edition; SS = standard score; AC = Auditory Comprehension; EC = Expressive Communication; M = male; F = female.