Table 1.
Characteristics of study participants.
| Typically Developing Control (Mean, SD) |
Autism Spectrum Disorder (Mean, SD) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | 16 | 9 |
| Gender | Male | Male |
| Age | 27.25±6.63 | 22.22±5.74 |
| SCQ | 2.89±3.62 | 18.13±5.03 * |
| SRS - 2 Adult - informant | ||
| Report | 40.57±2.82 | 69.11±11.92 * |
| WASI - II | ||
| FSIQ | 114.10±16.48 | 106.22±15.12 |
| VIQ | 119.50±19.70 | 101.44±17.42 |
| PIQ | 105.70±12.71 | 109.89±13.33 |
| CELF 4 Core language index | - | 90.17±18.27 |
| ABCL Total problems | 41.00±3.42 | 59.00±7.67 * |
ASD: autism spectrum disorder. SCQ: social communication questionnaire. SRS-2 Adult-Informant Report: Social responsiveness scale −2nd Edition Adult - Informant Report. WASI-II: The Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence – second edition. FIQ: full intelligence quotient. VIQ: verbal intelligence quotient. PIQ: performance intelligence quotient. CELF-4: Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals – 4th edition. ABCL: Adult Behavior Checklist.
*
p < 0.05 for comparison between groups.