Table 1.
Baseline Demographics.
| Group | Controls | ASD | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (n=20) | Included (n=24) | Excluded (n=10) | |
| Age in years | 23.90 ± 4.3 | 22.50 ± 4.7 | 23.30 ± 5.1 |
| Gender | 14M (70%) | 18M (75%) | 6M (60%) |
| Handedness | 17 Right | 21 Right | 9 Right |
| Years of Education | 15.65 ± 2.3 | 14.38 ± 3.2 | 13.50 ± 2.0 |
| Inclusion IQ | 112.16 ± 9.9 | 116.67 ± 16.9 | 95.90 ± 13.5 |
| WAIS FSIQ | 106.79 ± 15.2 | 86.60 ± 12.9 | |
| Documented Comorbidity | 15 (62.5%) | 8 (80%) | |
| On Psychiatric Medications | 16 (66.7%) | 6 (60%) | |
| ADOS-2 | |||
| Communication + RSI | 6.00 ± 2.1 | 7.00 ± 1.1 | |
| Stereotyped Behaviours & Restricted Interests | 1.58 ± 1.3 | 2.56 ± 1.3 | |
| Adaptive Functioning | 77.63 ± 10.1 | 69.20 ± 6.9 | |
| Social Responsiveness Scale | 71.83 ± 7.5 | 71.30 ± 11.7 | |
| BRIEF Behaviour Regulation Index | 41.95 ± 5.9 | 61.96 ± 9.2 | 67.10 ± 10.8 |
| BRIEF Metacognition Index | 45.60 ± 6.6 | 72.88 ± 9.5 | 72.50 ± 7.4 |
| CANTAB | |||
| SST (reaction time) | 164.54 ± 44.5 | 173.41 ± 44.7 | 246.03 ± 125.7 |
| SWM (total errors) | 13.58 ± 13.0 | 15.63 ± 16.6 | 37.20 ± 17.4 |
| SWM (between errors) | 13.53 ± 13.0 | 15.33 ± 16.4 | 36.50 ± 17.3 |
| IED (stages completed) | 8.79 ± 0.6 | 8.92 ± 0.4 | 8.30 ± 0.9 |
| IED (total raw) | 13.42 ± 7.4 | 11.42 ± 7.5 | 23.20 ± 14.4 |
Note. Where appropriate variables are presented as Mean ± SD.