Within-task variability on standardized language tests predicts autism spectrum disorder: a pilot study of the Response Dispersion Index

Table 7 Positive correlation between Response Dispersion Index (RDI) and Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS)

		< 21 years old			All participants
		N	Correlation	p value	N	Correlation	p value
CELF	Concepts and Following Directions	69	0.381	0.001	123	0.358	0.001
	Formulated Sentences	117	0.251	0.006	428	0.344	< 0.001
	Recalling Sentences	121	0.317	< 0.001	450	0.388	< 0.001
	Word Structure	33	0.256	0.151	67	0.312	0.044
	Word Definitions	47	0.398	0.006	323	0.431	< 0.001
	Word Classes-Total	86	0.325	0.002	377	0.381	< 0.001
CASL	Ambiguous Sentences	57	0.438	0.001	334	0.322	< 0.001
	Inference	72	0.374	0.001	108	0.484	< 0.001
	Pragmatic Judgment	115	0.303	0.001	443	0.373	< 0.001
	Non-literal Language	94	0.320	0.002	386	0.409	< 0.001
	Meaning from Context	60	0.280	0.030	329	0.407	< 0.001

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