Table 1.

Descriptive Statistics and Group Comparisons

Variable	TD		ASD		t	p
	M	SD	M	SD
Age	11.927	2.176	12.199	2.277	−0.488	0.627
WASI-II FSIQ-4	114.570	13.020	112.820	17.036	0.469	0.641
WASI-II VCI	115.430	11.915	110.820	17.226	1.214	0.231
SRS-2	45.680	5.202	75.820	9.056	−15.757	<.001*
Conners-3	45.340	2.940	84.110	8.997	−21.521	<.001*
AQC ID	0.459	0.342	0.561	0.429	−1.064	0.291
AQC COMM	0.638	0.461	0.921	0.453	−2.472	0.016*
AQC total	6.405	4.219	8.536	4.623	−1.934	0.058
CASI-Anx	24.892	5.093	35.500	8.563	−5.654	<.001*
BSE-neg	2.583	0.974	2.818	1.259	−0.711	0.481

Group differences between TD and ASD groups. WASI-II=Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence, Second Edition; FSIQ-4= Full Scale IQ; VCI=Verbal Comprehension Index; SRS-2=Social Responsiveness Scale, Second Edition; Conners-3=Conners 3 Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Index; AQC ID=Alexithymia Questionnaire for Children Identifying Emotions Subscale; AQC COMM=Alexithymia Questionnaire for Children Communicating Emotions Subscale; AQC total=Alexithymia Questionnaire for Children 2 factor total; CASI-Anx=Childhood Adolescent Symptom Inventory Total; BSE-neg = bodily sensation during negative emotion.

^*p<.05