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Table 1 Sample characteristics

From: Social attention during object engagement: toward a cross-species measure of preferential social orienting

 

Sample 1: Toddlers with/without ASD

Sample 2: Prospective Infant Sibling Study

 

Non-ASD

(n = 8)

ASD

(n = 8)

LL-

(n = 19)

HL-

(n = 33)

HL + 

(n = 15)

Age in months

36.3 (1.0)

36.7 (0.5)

24.4 (0.4)

24.8 (1.6)

24.5 (0.6)

Males/Females

5/3

4/4

10/9

13/20

10/5

Race

 Caucasian

6

5

11

24

14

 African American

0

3

0

1

0

 Biracial

1

0

1

0

0

 Other Mixed Race

1

0

1

3

0

 Not reported

0

0

7

5

1

 Ethnicity (Hispanic yes/no)

0/8

0/8

1/18

2/31

1/14

 Mullen ELC

92.8 (28.2)

64.6 (11.4)

105.5 (12.9)

99.8 (13.9)

74.9 (17.8)

 ADOS total score

2.0 (1.1)

16.6 (3.6)

2.5 (2.3)

3.0 (2.4)

15.5 (4.8)

 ADOS social affect score

1.0 (0.8)

12.0 (2.0)

2.1 (2.3)

2.4 (2.2)

11.9 (4.9)

 ADOS CSS social affect score

1.1 (0.4)

7.1 (1.6)

1.7 (1.0)

2.0 (1.2)

5.9 (2.1)

 CSBS total score

n/a

n/a

103.5 (12.3)

100.9 (15.0)

74.1 (12.8)

 CSBS social composite score

n/a

n/a

48.4 (5.9)

46.6 (6.6)

25.2 (11.8)

  1. Numbers presented as mean (standard deviation).
  2. ASD Autism spectrum disorder, non-ASD, without ASD; ADOS Autism diagnostic observation schedule, CSS Calibrated severity score, ELC Early Learning Composite score from the Mullen Scales of Early Learning, CSBS Communication and Symbolic Behavior Scales, LL- Low familial ASD likelihood and negative for ASD, HL- High familial ASD likelihood and negative for ASD, HL +  High familial ASD likelihood and positive for ASD