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. 2021 Apr 19;13:16. doi: 10.1186/s11689-021-09365-2

Table 2.

Description of primary measures

Domain of assessment Measure Outcome variablea Interpretation of score
Performance-based assessments of cognition
 Verbal + nonverbal intelligence KBIT-2 Raw score composite Higher score = more skills
 Working memory (immediate memory for spatial-temporal sequences) CANTAB Spatial Span Forward span length Higher score = more skills
 Visuomotor scanning and hand-eye coordination NEPSY-II Visuomotor Precision, ages 3–4 Total score (time and number of errors) Higher score = more skills
Caregiver-informed assessments of cognition and behavior
 Executive functioning BRIEF School Age Global Executive Composite standard score Higher score = more impairments
 Adaptive SIB-R Short Form Standard score composite Higher score = more adaptive skills
 Maladaptive NCBRF Conduct problems, insecure/anxious, and hyperactivity subscale raw scores Higher score = more maladaptive behaviors
 Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) symptomatology SCQ-Lifetime Total raw score Higher score = more ASD-like symptoms

KBIT-2 Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test, 2nd edition, CANTAB Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery, BRIEF Behavioral Rating Inventory of Executive Function, SIB-R Scales of Independent Behavior-Revised, NCBRF Nisonger Child Behavior Rating Form, SCQ Social Communication Questionnaire

aAll outcome variables were age-corrected