Table 1.
Demographic data for the whole UK sample and split by ASD, Other and None groups
| Whole sample(N = 200) | ASD (N = 102) | Other (N = 52) | None(N = 46) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 7.97 (2.0)§ | 8.29 (1.96)‡ | 7.68 (2.04)† | 7.57 (1.94)† |
| Gender |
149 (74.5%) M† 50 (25%) F |
86 (84.3%) M 16 (15.7%) F |
38 (73.1%) M† 13 (25%) F |
25 (54.3%) M 21 (45.7%) F |
| Language expression | ||||
| None | 12 (6%) | 9 (8.8%) | 2 (3.8%) | 0 (0%) |
| Single words | 8 (4%) | 6 (5.9%) | 2 (3.8%) | 0 (0%) |
| Simple phrases | 31 (15.5%) | 24 (23.5%) | 7 (13.5%) | 0 (0%) |
| Full sentences | 149 (74.5%) | 63 (61.8%) | 41 (78.8%) | 46 (100%) |
| Language comprehension | ||||
| None | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Single words | 7 (3.5%) | 7 (6.9%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Simple phrases | 41 (20.5%) | 30 (29.4%) | 11 (21.2%) | 0 (0%) |
| Full sentences | 152 (76%) | 65 (63.7%) | 41 (78.8%) | 46 (100%) |
Standard deviation (SD) reported in brackets for age; percentage reported in brackets for gender, language use and language comprehension
†Missing = 1 participant
‡Missing = 2 participants
§Missing = 4 participants