TABLE 2.

Spearman's correlation coefficients between taste perceptions and autism spectrum quotient (AQ‐10) scores (ρ)

	Taste perception	Correlation with AQ score
Aftertaste	After eating, the aftertaste can be annoying for a long time;	0.25*
Recognition	I Can recognise some taste even if it's very light;	0.16
Detection	I Can tell if there are some specific tastes in certain food;	0.12
Mixed flavours	I Feel the taste changes when different tastes are mixed together;	0.25*

Note: Asterisks indicate the level of statistical significance (*p < 0.05, after FDR correction for multiple testing).

Abbreviation: FDR, False discovery rate.