Table 1.
Demographic information for participants in the high and low autistic-like trait groups depicted as a function of sex. Mean (SD) age in years, race/ethnicity, Autism Quotient (AQ) total scores plus four AQ subscale scores, and Broad Autism Phenotype Questionnaire (BAPQ) total scores are presented.
| High autistic-like traits | Low autistic-like traits | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Mean | Male | Female | Mean | |
| N | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | ||
| Age | 19.0 (1.3) | 18.6 (1.2) | 18.8 (1.3) | 19.1 (1.0) | 18.4 (0.8) | 18.8 (1.0) |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||||
| White/Nonhispanic | 20 | 25 | 26 | 30 | ||
| White/Hispanic | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Black | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Asian | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| More than 1 race | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| AQ Total | 128.6 (6.9) | 127.8 (5.3) | 128.2 (6.1)* | 92.2 (5.0) | 90.1 (6.2) | 91.2 (5.6) |
| Social Skills | 26.5 (3.8) | 25.6 (3.7) | 26.0 (3.7)* | 14.8 (2.2) | 14.0 (2.3) | 14.4 (2.2) |
| Communication | 25.1 (3.0) | 25.2 (3.1) | 25.1 (3.0)* | 16.0 (2.1) | 15.0 (1.9) | 15.5 (2.0) |
| Attention to Detail | 26.9 (3.2) | 27.3 (3.2) | 27.1 (3.4)* | 22.3 (4.5) | 22.1 (3.6) | 22.2 (4.0) |
| Attention Switching | 28.1 (2.3) | 27.1 (2.5) | 27.6 (2.4)* | 21.6 (3.4) | 21.2 (3.0) | 21.4 (3.1) |
| BAPQ Total | 3.13 (0.4) | 2.95 (0.6) | 3.04 (0.5)* | 2.26 (0.3) | 1.91(0.3)* | 2.08 (0.3) |
Note: There were significant differences between the high and low autistic trait groups on all AQ scores and BAPQ total scores (*p < .001). For the low autistic trait group, males and females differed on BAPQ total scores (*p < .001). The groups were matched on age.