Table 1.
Participant Characteristics by Group at Baseline
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| N | Mean/% | SD | N | Mean/% | SD | N | Mean/% | SD | |
| Age | 16 | 25.5 | 7.1 | 25 | 24.9 | 6.1 | 41 | 25.1 | 6.4 |
| Full-Scale IQ | 16 | 102.8 | 14.4 | 25 | 101.4 | 19.4 | 41 | 102.0 | 17.4 |
| Female | 4 | 25.0 | N/A | 9 | 36.0 | N/A | 13 | 31.7 | N/A |
| Caucasian | 10 | 62.5 | N/A | 20 | 80.0 | N/A | 30 | 73.2 | N/A |
| Living Independently | 5 | 31.3 | N/A | 6 | 24.0 | N/A | 11 | 26.8 | N/A |
| ADOS SA Total | 16 | 10.9 | 3.1 | 25 | 9.2 | 3.1 | 41 | 9.9 | 3.2 |
| ADOS RRB Total | 16 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 25 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 41 | 3.0 | 1.7 |
| ADOS Total | 16 | 14.0 | 3.9 | 25 | 12.2 | 3.2 | 41 | 12.9 | 3.6 |
| ADOS CSS | 16 | 7.4 | 1.6 | 25 | 6.7 | 1.9 | 41 | 7.0 | 1.8 |
| Medication | 8 | 50.0 | N/A | 14 | 56.0 | N/A | 22 | 53.7 | N/A |
| Therapy | 12 | 75.0 | N/A | 17 | 68.0 | N/A | 29 | 70.7 | N/A |
| Anxiety Disorder | 3 | 18.8 | N/A | 3 | 12.0 | N/A | 6 | 14.6 | N/A |
| Borderline Anxiety Levels | 2 | 12.5 | N/A | 3 | 12.0 | N/A | 5 | 12.2 | N/A |
| Clinical Anxiety Levels | 1 | 6.3 | N/A | 1 | 4.0 | N/A | 2 | 4.9 | N/A |
Note. ADOS = Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule 2. SA = Social Affect. RRB = Restricted and Repetitive Behaviors. CSS = Calibrated Severity Score based on revised ADOS algorithm. Medication = Participants on psychiatric or sleep medications. Therapy = Participants receiving individual therapy services. Anxiety Disorder = Medical diagnosis of Generalized Anxiety Disorder or Social Anxiety Disorder per Social Coach report. Borderline Anxiety Levels = Participant self-reported borderline levels of anxiety based on ASR Anxiety Problems Scale. Clinical Anxiety Levels = Participant self-reported clinical levels of anxiety based on ASR Anxiety Problems Scale.