Table 1.

Participant characteristics

	ASD	TD	t value	p value
N (male to female)	31 (25:6)	31 (22:9)	-	-
Age (years)	11.3 (1.6); 6.5–14.6	10.6 (1.9); 6.6–15.0	1.48	.14
Verbal IQ	101 (19); 67–154	108 (12); 89–129	− 1.76	.08
Nonverbal IQ	104 (17); 70–136	109 (13); 87–132	− 1.21	.23
SP-2 Registration	53 (20); 18–93	23 (9); 2–41	7.77	< .001
SP-2 Sensitivity	50 (14); 27–86	22 (9); 0–47	9.22	< .001
SP-2 Avoiding	60 (17); 19–96	26 (11); 10–70	9.55	< .001
SP-2 Seeking	42 (17); 14–91	21 (9); 2–52	6.15	< .001

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