Table 2.
Participant descriptions.
| Participant | Age | Gender/ethnicity | Parent involved | Receptive vocabulary | Entry autism information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elise | 3:5 | Female/White | Mother | PPVT-IV: | ADOS |
| 34 | 85 | classification: | |||
| White | Low | Autistic range | |||
| Married | Average | CARS: 25 Non- | |||
| Range | autistic range | ||||
| PDDBI Autism | |||||
| Composite: 40 | |||||
| Dx: Autism | |||||
| Peyton | 3:1 | Female/White | Mother | PPVT-IV: | ADOS |
| 37 | 102 | classification: | |||
| White | Average | Autistic range | |||
| Married | Range | CARS: 40 | |||
| Severe range | |||||
| PDDBI Autism | |||||
| Composite: 67 | |||||
| Dx: Autism | |||||
| Charles | 4:1 | Male/White | Mother | PPVT-IV: | ADOS |
| 36 | 115 | classification: | |||
| White | High | Autistic range | |||
| Married | Average | CARS: 28.5 Non- | |||
| Range | autistic range | ||||
| PDDBI Autism | |||||
| Composite: 41 | |||||
| Dx: PDD-NOS | |||||
| Thomas | 2:8 | Male/White | Mother | PPVT-IV: | ADOS |
| 38 | Unscorable | classification: | |||
| White | Autism spectrum | ||||
| Married | range | ||||
| CARS: Non- | |||||
| autistic range | |||||
| PDDBI Autism | |||||
| Composite: 67 | |||||
| Dx: PDD-NOS |
Note. PPVT-IV = peabody picture vocabulary test—fourth edition; ADOS = autism diagnostic observation schedule; CARS = childhood autism rating scale; PDDBI = pervasive developmental disorders behavior inventory; PDD-NOS = pervasive developmental disorder-not otherwise specified.