Table 3.
CAT-Q total and factor scores in the autistic (N = 200) and non-autistic (N = 202) subsamples and the combined exploratory sample (Com; N = 402)
| Scale | No. of items | Mean (SD) | Internal consistency (Cronbach’s α) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autistic | Non-autistic | Com | Autistic | Non-autistic | Com | ||
| Total | 25 | 4.79 (0.99) | 3.48 (1.04) | 4.13 (1.21) | 0.91 | 0.93 | 0.94 |
| Compensation | 9 | 4.42 (1.31) | 2.89 (1.27) | 3.65 (1.50) | 0.88 | 0.90 | 0.92 |
| Masking | 8 | 4.55 (1.35) | 4.29 (1.10) | 4.42 (1.24) | 0.87 | 0.84 | 0.86 |
| Assimilation | 8 | 5.29 (1.15) | 3.32 (1.27) | 4.30 (1.56) | 0.86 | 0.89 | 0.93 |
Raw Scores have been rescaled to reflect the 7-Point Likert Scale