Table 1.

Participant demographic information

Demographics n = 14	Sub-category	Mean (SD)/percent (n)
Age (years)		9.57 (3.37)
Gender (% male)		79.58% (n = 11)
Diagnosis	ASD diagnosis (DSM-5)	79.58% (n = 11)
	Asperger’s diagnosis (DSM-IV)	21.42% (n = 3)
	Confirmed diagnosis (via ADOS report)	100% (n = 14)
Comorbidity	Comorbid diagnoses of ASD/PDD-NOS, ADHD, Generalized anxiety disorder, clinical depression, and a learning disability	7.14% (n = 1)
	Comorbid diagnoses of ASD, ADHD, and dysgraphia	7.14% (n = 1)
	Comorbid diagnoses of ASD and ADHD	14.28% (n = 2)
	Only diagnosed with an ASD	72.43% (n = 10)
Race	Caucasian/White (%)	42.85% (n = 6)
	Asian (%)	50.00% (n = 7)
	Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander (%)	7.14% (n = 1)
Ethnicity	Hispanic/Latino/Spanish origin (%)	7.14% (n = 1)
	Non-hispanic/latino (%)	92.86% (n = 13)
Clinical evaluations
Social Communication Questionnaire (SCQ73)		21.64 (6.79)
Stanford Binet ABIQ76, total standard score		95.14 (22.36)
ABIQs for each ASD severity classification	Low-functioning ASD severity (N = 4)	73.80 (15.95)
	Moderate ASD severity (N = 5)	92.20 (7.53)
	High-functioning ASD severity (N = 5)	118.00 (9.72)
Child behavior checklist (CBCL72)	Total problems	65.21 (7.88)
	Internalizing problems	64.57 (9.30)
	Externalizing problems	58.43 (6.02)
	Stress problems	64.86 (8.14)
	Depressive problems	63.93 (9.19)
	Anxiety problems	65.21 (11.76)
	Attention deficit/hyperactivity problems	61.93 (10.02)
	Oppositional defiant problems	59.21 (7.28)
Multidimensional Social Competence Scale (MSCS77)	Total score	198.31 (31.13)
	Social motivation	26.23 (7.87)
	Social inference	25.15 (7.57)
	Demonstrating empathic concern	28.00 (7.48)
	Social knowledge	28.31 (7.15)
	Verbal conversation skills	27.38 (7.76)
	Nonverbal conversation skills	33.54 (6.79)
	Emotional regulation	29.69 (3.95)