Table 4.
Post-hoc test with Bonferroni correction, Fisher's LSD, Tukey's studentized range test, Scheffe's contrasts test in the ADOS-2 raw subtotals, and calibrated severity scores.
| Measures | Items | Pre-test | Post-test | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | (S.D) | post-hoc test | mean | (S.D) | post-hoc test | ||
| ADOS 2 (module 4) |
Communication (a) | 3.76 | (1.28) | b > a > c,d (p < 0.05) | 3.44 | (1.25) | b > a > c,d (p < 0.05) |
| Social interaction (b) | 8.89 | (2.02) | 8.78 | (2.42) | |||
| Stereotyped behaviors and restricted interests (c) | 1.06 | (0.23) | 1.06 | (0.24) | |||
| Imagination (d) | 0.62 | (1.01) | 0.42 | (0.55) | |||
| ADOS 2 (calibrated severity scores) | Social affect (e) | 12.56 | (3.08) | g > e > h > f (p < 0.05) | 12.08 | (3.63) | g > e > h > f (except Scheffe's test, g,e > h > f) (p < 0.05) |
| RRB (f) | 2.14 | (1.49) | 1.92 | (1.23) | |||
| Total (g) | 14.67 | (3.62) | 13.91 | (3.94) | |||
| Comparison Score (h) | 7.82 | (1.64) | 7.42 | (1.87) | |||
ADOS, Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule; RRB, Restricted and Repetitive Behaviors.