Table 4.

Low performance in school learning abilities

	AS		HFA		Raw p value	Adjusted p value	Difference AS-HFA (95% CI)
	(n = 69)		(n = 48)
	n	%	n	%
Reading (time)	14	20.3	20	41.7	0.0142	0.015	− 21.4% (− 40.01 to − 2.74%)
Reading (accuracy)	12	17.4	17	35.4	0.0320	0.0299	− 18% (− 34.2 to − 0.04%)
Reading (comprehension)	12	17.4	20	41.7	0.0058	0.0074	− 24.3% (− 42.6 to − 5.94%)
Mathematics (time)	23	33.3	25	52	0.0562	0.0431	− 18.7% (− 38.5 to 1%)
Mathematics (accuracy)	16	23.2	25	52.1	0.0013	0.0033	− 28.9% (− 47.9 to − 9.8%)
Writing (accuracy)	27	39.1	34	70.8	0.0017	0.0033	− 31.7% (− 50.7 to − 12.7%)
Handwriting	42	60.8	35	72.9	0.2347	0.1754	− 12.1% (− 30.9 to 6.8%)

AS Asperger syndrome, HFA high functioning autism, CI confidence interval