Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of children with CAS
| Age at enrollment (mean (SD))a | 5.9 (2.5) |
|---|---|
| Proportion female | 19% |
| Proportion with language impairment (LI) | 94% |
| Proportion with reading disability (RD) | 58% |
| Proportion with ADHD | 48% |
| Socioeconomic status according to Hollingshead four factor index of social class [32] | |
| 1 (lowest) | 0 |
| 2 | 3% |
| 3 | 42% |
| 4 | 32% |
| 5 (highest) | 23% |
aNote that the age at enrollment might not necessarily correspond with the age at first assessment. Some children were diagnosed with CAS at a young age and were too young to do the testing