TABLE 3.
Descriptive statistics and group comparisons for adult subsample.
| Variable | N (ASD/NT) | ASD (Mean, SD) | NT (Mean, SD) | δ (95% CI) | P-value |
| Age (years) | 33/24 | 28.21 (8.92) | 28.46 (4.77) | −0.15(−0.157,0.431) | 0.331 |
| Verbal IQ | 30/23 | 103.07 (13.48) | 107.48 (16.05) | 0.12(−0.197,0.414) | 0.455 |
| Performance IQ | 30/23 | 105.67 (20.60) | 107.52 (15.89) | −0.009(−0.317,0.301) | 0.957 |
| Full-scale IQ | 29/23 | 106.38 (15.37) | 107.74 (15.86) | −0.024(−0.336,0.292) | 0.885 |
| SRS-2 total T-score | 25/18 | 71.44 (11.09) | 45.11 (6.39) | −0.985(−0.995,−0.916) | <0.001 |
| AASP low registration | 25/20 | 42.76 (11.50) | 24.80 (3.78) | −0.846(−0.949,−0.583) | <0.001 |
| AASP seeking | 26/20 | 38.50 (5.80) | 44.25 (6.05) | 0.517(0.171,0.75) | <0.001 |
| AASP sensitivity | 26/20 | 47.08 (11.57) | 33.90 (3.93) | −0.696(−0.867,−0.378) | <0.001 |
| AASP avoiding | 26/20 | 49.46 (14.05) | 33.40 (7.36) | −0.69(−0.863,−0.375) | <0.001 |
| Average thresholds (g) | 33/24 | 0.116 (0.09) | 0.098 (0.07) | −0.072(−0.363,0.231) | 0.645 |
| Az | 33/22 | 0.865 (0.07) | 0.938 (0.04) | 0.594(0.311,0.78) | <0.001 |
| c | 33/22 | 0.771 (0.29) | 0.708 (0.25) | −0.163(−0.451,0.156) | 0.311 |
IQ, Intelligence Quotient, SRS-2, Social Responsiveness Scale-2; AASP, Adolescent and Adult Sensory Profile (self-report version); Az, sensitivity; c, response criterion. P-values in bold indicate statistically significant differences between groups.