Table 1.

Participant characteristics for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) toddlers and typically developing (TD) controls

Characteristics		ASD (n=14)	TD (n=12)	p value
Gender (male/female)		10/4	8/4	0.56
Age (mean)		2.39±0.32	2.41±0.77	0.93
Age (range)		1.42–3.25	1.25–3.83
C-PEP	EL	30.50±10.39	94.00±3.10	<0.001
	RL	33.79±15.34	93.83±3.10	±0.001
VIQ		81.21±18.96	104.33±17.53		0.004
PIQ		95.00±14.06	103.25±13.16		0.14

Abbreviations: C-PEP: Chinese Version of the Psychoeducational Profile; EL: expressive language; RL: receptive language; VIQ: Verbal Intelligence Quotient; PIQ: Performance Intelligence Quotient