Table 3.
AQ and SRS-A scores for ASD group versus non-ASD group
| ASD (n = 63) M (SD) |
Non-ASD (n = 29) M (SD) |
Effect size (Cohen’s d) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| AQ total** | 29.17 (7.75) | 20.97 (8.13) | 1.04 |
| AQ scales | |||
| Social skill** | 6.70 (2.19) | 3.86 (2.72) | 1.20 |
| Attention switching | 7.10 (2.43) | 5.66 (2.79) | .57 |
| Attention to detail | 5.48 (2.62) | 4.14 (2.34) | .53 |
| Communication** | 5.38 (2.22) | 3.45 (2.16) | .88 |
| Imagination | 4.52 (2.14) | 3.86 (2.15) | .31 |
| SRS-A total |
83.92 (24.25) 70.87 (10.76) |
67.42 (28.04) 63.59 (12.56) |
.65 .64 |
| SRS-A scales | |||
| Social awareness |
22.30 (7.83) 66.44 (11.68) |
18.14 (8.37) 60.59 (12.80) |
.52 .49 |
| Social communication |
29.08 (8.36) 70.56 (9.93) |
23.48 (10.60) 63.83 (12.36) |
.61 .63 |
| Social motivation* |
18.83 (5.89) 70.17 (11.20) |
14.62 (6.64) 62.59 (12.26) |
.69 .66 |
| Restricted interests & repetitive behavior |
13.71 (6.16) 68.78 (13.85) |
11.17 (6.66) 63.24 (14.71) |
.40 .39 |
*p = .004, **p < .001, corrected for multiple testing, using Bonferroni correction p < α = .05/11
For clinical interpretation, not only raw scores but also T-scores (in italic) are presented for the SRS-A. The conclusions concerning statistical significant differences are the same