TABLE 1.
Baseline Comparison of Participants With Autism in the PRT-P Group and DTG
| PRT-P Group | DTG | |
|---|---|---|
| n | 23 | 20 |
| Male/female sex, n | 21/2 | 17/3 |
| Age, mean (SD), mo | 49.5 (11.2) | 47.2 (10.0) |
| MSEL composite score, mean (SD) | 49.9 (1.8) | 50.9 (5.7) |
| SRS-2 raw score, mean (SD) | 95.8 (26.4) | 98.3 (25.6) |
| SLO total utterances, mean (SD) | 49.9 (30.7) | 52.8 (23.9) |
| CGI-S score, mean (SD) | 5.4 (0.5) | 5.4 (0.6) |
| CDI words out of 396, mean (SD)a | 118.2 (110.9) | 59.0 (73.6) |
| CDI words out of 680, mean (SD) | 141.9 (129.9) | 85.6 (105.6) |
| 1-on-1 ABA treatment, mean (SD), h per wk | 8.9 (5.2) | 7.7 (6.1) |
PRT-P group ethnicity: white: 6; Asian American: 12 (includes Southeast Asians); native Hawaiian: 1; Hispanic: 2; biracial: 1; and other: 1; DTG ethnicity: white: 6; Asian: 12 (includes Southeast Asians); Hispanic: 1; and other: 1.
a
No statistical differences between the PRT-P group and DTG on any of the baseline measures, with the exception of the CDI words out of 396; t1,41 = −2.09; P = .044.