Table 3.
Regression analyses (regression analyses were run per group on the scales that yielded a significant interaction between group and age(2)) for effects of age on the self-reported questionnaires
| AQ total score | AQ social skills | AQ attention switching | AQ attention to detail | SSQ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASD | COM | ASD | COM | ASD | COM | ASD | COM | ASD | COM | |
| β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | |
| Age | 1.38*** | − 0.89* | 1.07** | − 0.73 | 0.86* | − 1.00* | 1.34*** | − 0.30 | 1.54*** | 0.08 |
| Age2 | − 1.36*** | 1.02* | − 0.92* | 0.94* | − 0.92* | 0.98* | − 1.60*** | 0.19 | − 1.76*** | − 0.02 |
| Constant | 34.54*** | 11.51*** | 7.43*** | 1.49*** | 7.80*** | 2.15*** | 6.73*** | 3.54*** | 6.39*** | 2.39*** |
| R2 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.13 | 0.01 | 0.12 | 0.00 |
| N | 237 | 198 | 237 | 198 | 237 | 198 | 237 | 198 | 163 | 173 |
Significant values after Bonferroni correction (α = 0.05/5 = 0.01) are indicated in bold script
ASD autism spectrum disorder, COM comparison group, AQ autism-spectrum quotient, SSQ sensory sensitivity questionnaire
* p ≤ .05
** p ≤ .01
*** p ≤ .001