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Number of segments and words in the elicited speech samples, by population group and age group.
| Variable | NT adults |
ASD adults |
NT children |
ASD children |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | |
| Segments per utterance | 4.99 | 0.91 | 4.56 | 0.98 | 4.58 | 1.00 | 4.55 | 0.98 |
| Words per segment | 9.15 | 3.54 | 7.77 | 3.85 | 6.76 | 3.76 | 7.14 | 3.72 |
Note. NT = neurotypical; ASD = autism spectrum disorder.
