Table 5.
Comparison of treatment effects according to homework completion rate (below/above median).
| Mean difference | Paired t-test results for the group with higher completion | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Post-pre) | ||||||
| High (n = 16) | Low (n = 17) | t | df. | p-value | ||
| ADOS 2 (module 4) | Communication | 0.0 | −0.4 | 0.00 | 15 | 1.000 |
| Social interaction | −0.7 | −0.1 | 1.65 | 15 | 0.119 | |
| Stereotyped behaviors and restricted interests | 0.0 | −0.1 | – | – | – | |
| Imagination | −0.4 | −0.1 | 1.96 | 15 | 0.069 | |
| ADOS 2 (calibrated severity scores) | Social affect | −0.4 | 0.1 | 0.52 | 15 | 0.609 |
| RRB | −0.3 | −0.3 | 1.07 | 15 | 0.300 | |
| Total | −0.6 | −0.2 | 0.72 | 15 | 0.482 | |
| Comparison Score | −0.3 | −0.1 | 0.72 | 15 | 0.483 | |
| Social skills measures | TYASSK | 3.6 | 4.4 | −3.02 | 15 | 0.009** |
| SCQ, current | −3.5 | 0.5 | 1.67 | 12 | 0.120 | |
| SSRS by young adults | 10.4 | 1.1 | −2.41 | 15 | 0.029* | |
| SRS-2 by young adults | −5.7 | −0.7 | 1.75 | 15 | 0.100 | |
| SSRS by parents | 4.2 | 1.1 | −0.56 | 15 | 0.586 | |
| SRS-2 by parents | −7.3 | 1.4 | 1.36 | 15 | 0.195 | |
| QSQ by young adults | Hosted get together | 0.9 | 0.1 | −0.76 | 13 | 0.459 |
| Hosted date | −0.6 | 0.2 | 1.34 | 11 | 0.206 | |
| Invited get together | 0.7 | 0.0 | −0.92 | 12 | 0.377 | |
| Invited date | −0.5 | 0.1 | 1.20 | 10 | 0.258 | |
| QSQ by parents | Hosted get together | 1.1 | 1.1 | −1.52 | 14 | 0.150 |
| Hosted date | −0.2 | −0.1 | 0.34 | 13 | 0.736 | |
| Invited get together | 0.8 | 0.4 | −1.70 | 11 | 0.117 | |
| Invited date | 0.1 | 0.0 | −0.15 | 10 | 0.887 | |
| K-VABS | Communication | 3.8 | −3.1 | −1.38 | 12 | 0.193 |
| Daily living skills | 5.6 | −0.2 | −1.17 | 13 | 0.261 | |
| Socialization | 8.3 | 1.6 | −2.21 | 12 | 0.047* | |
| Depressive and anxiety measures | STAI-S | 0.6 | 0.5 | −0.22 | 15 | 0.826 |
| STAI-T | −2.2 | −0.9 | 0.94 | 15 | 0.361 | |
| BAI | −7.4 | 2.6 | 3.47 | 15 | 0.003** | |
| BDI | −3.3 | −2.2 | 1.76 | 14 | 0.101 | |
*
p <0.05,
**
p <0.01.
ADOS, Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule; BAI, Beck Anxiety Inventory; BDI, Beck Depression Inventory; FSIQ, Full Scale Intelligence Quotient; K-VABS, Korean version of the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scale; RRB, Restricted and Repetitive Behaviors; SCQ, Social Communication Questionnaire; SRS-2, Social Responsiveness Scale-2; SSRS, Social Skills Rating System; STAI-S and STAI-T, State and Trait Anxiety Inventory; TYASSK, Test of Young Adult Social Skills Knowledge; QSQ, Quality of Socialization Questionnaire; VCI, Verbal Comprehension Index.