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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Dec 8.
Published in final edited form as: Autism Res. 2020 Oct 1;13(11):1867–1879. doi: 10.1002/aur.2397

Table 5.

Correlations: Change in AIM Domains and Change in Concurrent Measures

Measure Subscale N RRB AB C PI SR
Aberrant Behavior Checklist (ABC) Lethargy/Withdrawal 340 0.19* 0.25**
Stereotypic 340 0.14+ 0.12
Repetitive Behavior Scale – Revised (RBS-R) Compulsive 340 0.22** 0.16*
Stereotyped 341 0.22** 0.16*
Restricted 332 0.19* 0.14
Ritualistic 341 0.18* 0.20*
Sameness 341 0.12 0.20*
Overall Score 341 0.26** 0.26**
Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule – 2nd Edition (ADOS-2) Restricted/Repetitive 349 0.01 −0.01
Social Affect 349 0.003 0.06
Social Responsiveness Scale-2 (SRS-2) Restricted/Repetitive 338 0.28** 0.43**
Social Awareness 338 0.09 0.19*
Social Communication 338 0.29** 0.31**
Social Responsiveness 338 0.31** 0.33**
Ohio Autism Clinical Global Impression Scale-Improvement (OACIS-I) Aberrant/Abnormal 338 0.15* 0.16*
Restricted Interests 338 0.09 0.12
Verbal Communication 338 0.13+
Nonverbal Comm. 338 0.10
Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales-2 Communication 291 −0.12
Receptive 286 −0.08
Expressive 276 −0.18*
Socialization 284 −0.10 −0.13
Interpersonal 273 −0.12 −0.13
Play/Leisure 279 −0.09 −0.06
Coping Skills 279 −0.06 −0.13
MacArthur Communicative Development Inventory (CDI) Total Gestures 80 −0.20
Total Words Produced 80 −0.22
Total Words Understood 80 −0.17
Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory V4 (PedsQL) Social Functioning 346 −0.33** −0.19**

RRB = AIM Repetitive Behavior domain, AB = AIM Atypical Behavior domain, C = AIM Communication domain, PR = AIM Peer Interaction domain, SR = AIM Social Reciprocity domain

For RRB/AB:

**

p = <.0001

*

p = < .004

+

p = < .01

for C:

**

p = <.0001

*

p = < .006

+

p = < .01

for PI/SR:

**

p = <.0001

*

p = < .004

+

p = < .01