TABLE 1.

Demographic data (means ± SD) of ASD and TD group.

	ASD (n = 29)	TD (n = 29)	t/χ2	p
Age(years,x ± s)	4.93 ± 1.30	4.99 ± 1.01	−0.2061	0.837
Resident(city/rural)	26/3	23/6	1.184	0.277
Nation(Han nationality)	29	29	N/A	N/A
Handiness(right/left)	22/7	26/3	1.9332	0.164
PPVT(x ± s)	61.24 ± 17.09	99.69 ± 26.93	−6.4921	0.000*
Mean FD_scrubbing	0.129 ± 0.045	0.136 ± 0.037	−0.7071	0.483
AQ total score	84.19 ± 1.56	N/A	N/A	N/A
AQ sub-scale
Social skills	16.42 ± 4.41	N/A	N/A	N/A
Attention switching	15.38 ± 3.98	N/A	N/A	N/A
Attention to detail	15.62 ± 6.26	N/A	N/A	N/A
Communication	19.31 ± 4.66	N/A	N/A	N/A
Imagination	17.46 ± 3.69	N/A	N/A	N/A
ADOS sub-scale
Communication	6.15 ± 1.79	N/A	N/A	N/A
Social interaction	9.50 ± 2.30	N/A	N/A	N/A
Communication + social interaction	15.65 ± 3.54	N/A	N/A	N/A
Stereotyped behaviors and restricted interests	2.11 ± 5.19	N/A	N/A	N/A
ADIR sub-scale
Social interaction	22.24 ± 3.53	N/A	N/A	N/A
Communication	15.00 ± 4.31	N/A	N/A	N/A
Restricted, repetitive, and stereotyped behaviors	7.00 ± 2.55	N/A	N/A	N/A
SRS total score	88.74 ± 2.06	N/A	N/A	N/A
SRS sub-scale
Social perception	4.89 ± 6.08	N/A	N/A	N/A
Social cognition	18.85 ± 4.94	N/A	N/A	N/A
Social communication	34.22 ± 8.39	N/A	N/A	N/A
Social motivation	15.48 ± 4.72	N/A	N/A	N/A
Autism behavior pattern	15.30 ± 5.33	N/A	N/A	N/A
SSP total scale	147.82 ± 20.63	N/A	N/A	N/A
SSP sub-scale
Tactile sensitivity	30.91 ± 4.12	N/A	N/A	N/A
Taste/Smell sensitivity	17.27 ± 2.84	N/A	N/A	N/A
Movement sensitivity	12.00 ± 2.79	N/A	N/A	N/A
Underresponsive/Seeks sensation	27.64 ± 4.37	N/A	N/A	N/A
Auditory filtering	18.55 ± 4.57	N/A	N/A	N/A
Low energy/weak	22.50 ± 5.57	N/A	N/A	N/A
Visual/Auditory sensitivity	18.96 ± 4.12	N/A	N/A	N/A

ASD, autism spectrum disorder; TD, typical developing; PPVT, Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test; ADOS, Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule; ADI-R, Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised; N/A, not applicable (TDs did not receive the AQ, SSP, SRS, ADOS, and ADI-R).

¹indicates t-test;

²indicates chi-square test;* indicates statistical significance p < 0.001.