Table 2.
CCC-2 subscale and composite scores (a high score indicates better language ability): means, standard deviations, proportion below ‘cut-off’ indicating significant deficits for the whole sample, the ASD and the non-ASD group
| Whole sample | ASD | Non-ASD | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 177 | n = 148 | n = 29 | |||||||
| Mean | SD | Below ‘cut-off’ (%) | Mean | SD | Below ‘cut-off’ (%) | Mean | SD | Below ‘cut-off’ (%) | |
| CCC-2 subscale scores | ≤ 5 percentile* | ≤ 5 percentile* | ≤ 5 percentile* | ||||||
| A. Speech | 6.5 | 3.9 | 35.0 | 6.6 | 4.0 | 35.1 | 5.9 | 3.6 | 34.5 |
| B. Syntax | 6.5 | 3.6 | 27.1 | 6.6 | 3.6 | 27.0 | 6.4 | 3.6 | 27.6 |
| C. Semantics | 5.0 | 3.1 | 34.5 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 35.8 | 5.9 | 3.4 | 27.6 |
| D. Coherence | 4.0 | 3.0 | 66.1 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 67.6 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 58.6 |
| E. Inappropriate initiation | 4.5 | 2.6 | 55.4 | 4.3 | 2.4 | 58.1 | 5.6 | 3.2 | 41.3 |
| F. Stereotyped language | 4.8 | 3.0 | 50.8 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 52.0 | 5.7 | 3.0 | 44.8 |
| G. Use of context | 3.4 | 3.0 | 57.1 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 60.1 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 41.4 |
| H. Nonverbal communication | 4.4 | 2.8 | 71.8 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 75.7 | 5.6 | 2.9 | 51.7 |
| I. Social relations | 3.3 | 2.9 | 73.4 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 77.7 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 51.7 |
| J. Interests | 3.3 | 2.3 | 60.5 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 66.2 | 4.7 | 2.5 | 31.0 |
| CCC-2 composite scores | GCC < 55 | GCC < 55 | GCC < 55 | ||||||
|
GCC (sum scales A–H) |
39.1 | 17.9 | 81.4 | 38.1 | 17.2 | 83.8 | 44.2 | 20.9 | 69.0 |
|
Structural Language Score (sum scales A–D) |
22.0 | 10.3 | n.a | 21.8 | 10.0 | n.a | 22.9 | 11.9 | n.a |
|
General Pragmatics Score (sum scales E–H) |
17.1 | 9.7 | n.a | 16.3 | 9.2 | n.a | 21.1 | 11.3 | n.a |
ASD autism spectrum disorder, CCC-2 Children’s Communication Checklist Second Edition, SD standard deviation, n.a. not applicable
*Proportion (%) of individuals with subscale score at or below the 5th percentile compared to Norwegian norms