Table 1.
Participant characteristics (n = 201).
| Child or caregiver characteristics | M(SD) or n (%) |
|---|---|
| Child sociodemographic characteristics | |
| Gender (male) | 168 (84%) |
| Age (years) | 9.13 (2.44); 4–14 years |
| Race/ethnicity | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 121 (60%) |
| White | 50 (25%) |
| African American | 11 (6%) |
| Multiracial | 9 (5%) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 8 (4%) |
| American Indian/Alaskan Native | 2 (1%) |
| Caregiver sociodemographic characteristics | |
| Gender (female) | 183 (93%) |
| Relation to child (biological parent) | 179 (91%) |
| Marital status (married) | 100 (51%) |
| Household income (<US$35,000) | 122 (62%) |
| Maternal education | |
| Less than high school | 38 (20%) |
| High school/GED | 74 (38%) |
| Associate’s degree | 29 (l5%) |
| Bachelor’s degree | 22 (11%) |
| Graduate degree | l2 (7%) |
| Other (e.g. trade/technical school) | l8 (9%) |
| Child clinical characteristics | |
| Cognitive Standard Scorea | 88.47 (16.53); 33 – 140 |
| ADOS-2 Comparison Score | 7.06 (2.02); l - l0 |
| SRS-2 Total T-Score | 79.98 (11.15); 41 – 104; 190 (95%) T-Score ⩾ 60 |
| ECBI Intensity T-Score | 63.01 (10.44); 38 – 94; 125 (63%) T-Score ⩾ 60 |
ADOS-2: Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule-2; SRS-2: Social Responsiveness Scale-2; ECBI: Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory; WASI-II: Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence-II; DAS-II: Differential Ability Scale-II.
a
Cognitive scores are based on WASI-II or DAS-II.