Table 4:

Comparison of total scores and sub-scores for children with ASD and community-matched controls without ASD during phase III

Variables	Non-ASD	ASD	P-values1
Total scores	(n=49)	(n=49)
Raw scores, mean ± SD (min, max)	30.4 ± 14.0 (10, 85)	86.8 ± 20.9 (28, 132)	<0.0001
T scores, mean ± SD (min, max)	48.6 ± 5.2 (41, 67)	70.3 ± 8.8 (45, 89)	<0.0001
Correlation with age (P-value)	−0.22 (0.121)	0.39 (0.006)	0.002
Cronbach alpha	0.89	0.90
Sub-domains
Social awareness
Raw scores, mean ± SD (min, max)	5.4 ± 2.4 (0, 14)	11.0 ± 2.9 (4, 16)	<0.0001
T scores, mean ± SD (min, max)	48.6 ± 7.8 (32, 76)	64.7 ± 10.4 (40, 82)	<0.0001
Correlation with age (P-value)	0.11 (0.444)	0.43 (0.002)	0.088
Cronbach alpha	0.45	0.52
Social cognition
Raw scores, mean ± SD (min, max)	7.1 ± 3.6 (1, 16)	15.9 ± 4.1 (6, 23)	<0.0001
T scores, mean ± SD (min, max)	51.1 ± 6.1 (40, 63)	66.5 ± 6.8 (50, 81)	<0.0001
Correlation with age (P-value)	−0.42 (0.003)	0.01 (0.945)	0.026
Cronbach alpha	0.61	0.64
Social communication
Raw scores, mean ± SD (min, max)	8.3 ± 5.8 (0, 36)	29.8 ± 8.9 (8, 49)	<0.0001
T scores, mean ± SD (min, max)	47.2 ± 5.9 (38, 74)	70.1 ± 10.1 (44, 90)	<0.0001
Correlation with age (P-value)	−0.14 (0.352)	0.42 (0.003)	0.005
Cronbach alpha	0.82	0.81
Social motivation
Raw scores, mean ± SD (min, max)	6.8 ± 3.6 (1, 19)	15.6 ± 4.5 (3, 24)	<0.0001
T scores, mean ± SD (min, max)	51.7 ± 7.0 (40, 74)	69.4 ± 9.6 (43, 87)	<0.0001
Correlation with age (P-value)	−0.21 (0.138)	0.21 (0.152)	0.036
Cronbach alpha	0.63	0.59
Autistic mannerisms
Raw scores, mean ± SD (min, max)	2.9 ± 2.2 (0, 9)	14.4 ± 5.5 (3, 26)	<0.0001
T scores, mean ± SD (min, max)	46.6 ± 4.2 (41, 60)	67.8 ± 10.4 (46, 90)	<0.0001
Correlation with age (P-value)	−0.16 (0.261)	0.381 (0.007)	0.006
Cronbach alpha	0.42	0.68

¹P-value to test difference between children with and without ASD

ADS: Autism spectrum disorder; SD: Standard deviation.