Table 4 Social and behavioral ratings of children with RASopathies or idiopathic ASD
RASopathy | Idiopathic ASD | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Measure | n | Mean | (SD) | % Clinical impairment (≥ 2 SD below mean) | n | Mean | (SD) | % Clinical impairment (≥ 2 SD below mean) | Mean difference (95% CI) | |
Social Emotional Assets & Resilience Scales (SEARS) | ||||||||||
Social competence | 149 | 39.57 | (11.10) | 19 | 87 | 30.49 | (7.64) | 48 | 9.08 | 6.43 to 11.73 |
Empathy | 149 | 45.30 | (11.16) | 8 | 88 | 32.99 | (9.39) | 40 | 12.31 | 9.52 to 15.10 |
n | Mean | (SD) | % Clinical impairment (≥ 2 SD above mean) | n | Mean | (SD) | % Clinical impairment (≥ 2 SD above mean) | Mean difference (95% CI) | ||
Strengths & Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) | ||||||||||
Emotional symptoms | 180 | 1.23 | (1.45) | 29 | 97 | 1.32 | (1.29) | 29 | − 0.09 | − .44 to .26 |
Conduct problems | 180 | 0.48 | (1.15) | 11 | 97 | 0.71 | (1.10) | 17 | − 0.23 | − .51 to .06 |
Hyperactivity/inattention | 180 | 1.33 | (1.15) | 32 | 97 | 1.59 | (1.03) | 46 | − 0.26 | − .54 to .01 |
Peer relationship problems | 180 | 1.33 | (1.42) | 38 | 97 | 2.21 | (1.11) | 58 | − 0.87 | − 1.2 to − .55 |
Lack of prosocial behavior | 180 | 0.83 | (1.25) | 22 | 97 | 1.79 | (1.24) | 44 | − 0.96 | − 1.27 to − .65 |