Table 1.

Participant group characteristics (n = 17).

Characteristic	M	SD	Min–max
Age (years)	6.4	1.62	4.3–9.7
Nonverbal intelligence a	98.88	19.01	71–135
Expressive language b	73.35	15.48	47–93
Receptive language c	86.41	21.32	55–128
Autism symptoms d
CARS2-HF (n = 13)	27.50	4.27	24–36.5
CARS2-ST (n = 4)	39	8.73	31–51

^a Standard score with M = 100, SD = 15 based on the Leiter International Performance Scale–Revised.

^b Scaled score with M = 100, SD = 15 based on the Structured Photographic Expressive Language Test–Third Edition.

^c Scaled score with M = 100, SD = 15 based on the Test for Auditory Comprehension of Language–Third Edition.

^d Raw score on Childhood Autism Rating Scale 2–High Functioning version (CARS2-HF) where a cutoff of 28 or higher indicates mild–moderate symptoms of autism spectrum disorder or Childhood Autism Rating Scale 2–Standard version (CARS2-ST) where a cutoff of 37 or higher indicates severe symptoms of autism spectrum disorder.