Table 1.
Demographics and clinical characteristics of the study sample.
| ASD | Controls | T | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 18) | (n = 21) | |||
| Demographics | ||||
| Age (years) | 29 (10) | 27 (9) | 0.737 | 0.466 |
| Intelligence quotient | 111 (17) | 115 (10) | 0.744 | 0.444 |
| Clinical characteristics | ||||
| AQ | 31 (11) | 13 (7) | 5.845 | <0.001 |
| HAM-A | 8 (7) | 3 (4) | 2.863 | 0.008 |
| HAM-D | 7 (5) | 2 (3) | 3.281 | 0.003 |
| ADOS-C | 3 (2) | – | ||
| ADOS-S | 6 (2) | – | ||
The means are presented with standard deviations in parenthesis.
HAM-A Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale; HAM-D Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, ADOS-C Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule–Communication domain, ADOS-S Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule–Reciprocal Social Interaction domain, AQ autism-spectrum quotient.