Table 1.

Group characteristics

	Children		Adults
	CTRL	ASD	CTRL	ASD
Age a	9.8 ± 1.4	10.0 ± 1.4	26.2 ± 6.4	26.2 ± 6.8
Sex ratio ♂/♀	12/3	13/2	14/2	14/2
Verbal IQ b,c,*	118 ± 19	75 ± 29	116 ± 16	95 ± 18
Performance IQ b, *	116 ± 16	81 ± 16	113 ± 12	90 ± 21
ADOS d	–	13 ± 6	–	13 ± 4

^aMean age (years) ± SD

^bVerbal and performance IQ measured with Wechsler intelligence scale (average on 15 adults with ASD)

^cSignificant difference between children and adults with ASD (p = .03)

^dADOS sum of social interaction and communication scores (average on 14 children with ASD)

*Significant differences between CTRL and ASD (p < .05) for both children and adults