Table 1.
Characteristics of the participant groups
| Measures |
ASD group (N = 23) Mean (SD) |
TD group (N = 23) Mean (SD) |
Statistical comparisona | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 10.5 (1.4) | 10.5 (1.4) | t(44) = 0.11 | .91 |
| Verbal IQb | 107 (11) | 112 (11) | t(44) = −1.44 | .16 |
| Performance IQb | 104 (15) | 108 (10) | t(44) = −1.16 | .25 |
| Full‐scale IQb | 106 (9) | 110 (9) | t(44) = −1.68 | .10 |
|
Social Responsiveness Scale T‐score Total |
85.13 (11.7) | 41.65 (6) | z = 3.39 | .000*** |
|
Emotion Recognition Task (% correct) |
55.9 (32) | 56.8 (34) | F(1,43) = 0.11 | .74 |
|
Emotion‐matching task (% correct) |
63.1 (11) | 69.4 (6.8) | t(37) = −2.29 | .028* |
a
Statistical analyses using two‐sample t test or Kolmogorov–Smirnov Z test (based on assumptions of normality and equal variances) or linear mixed model.
b
Assessed via an abbreviated version (Sattler, 2001) of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, third edition (WISC‐III‐NL; Wechsler, 1992), with subscales Picture Completion, Block Design, Similarities, and Vocabulary.
*
p < .05.
***
p < .001.