Table 1 Descriptive statistics of the participants’ performance in the PEP3, SCQ, BOT, ANT, and gestural recognition task
Groups | Descriptive statistics | Chronological age | Language and communication developmental age assessed by PEP-3 | Standardized score in BOT | Proportion of accurate trials in ANT | Proportion of accurate trials in gestural recognition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Participants with ASD in the wait-list control | M | 5.81 | 4.44 | 85.33 | 0.60 | 0.65 |
SD | 0.83 | 0.89 | 12.38 | 0.28 | 0.20 | |
Min | 4.16 | 3.19 | 62.00 | 0.19 | 0.29 | |
Max | 6.96 | 6.22 | 105.00 | 0.97 | 1.00 | |
Participants with ASD in the intervention condition | M | 5.65 | 4.95 | 105.07 | 0.74 | 0.69 |
SD | 0.35 | 0.44 | 20.15 | 0.21 | 0.25 | |
Min | 5.06 | 4.53 | 49.00 | 0.31 | 0.14 | |
Max | 6.28 | 5.83 | 130.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Participants with typical development | M | 5.31 | 5.41 | 112.13 | 0.83 | 0.85 |
SD | 0.67 | 0.46 | 14.19 | 0.10 | 0.11 | |
Min | 4.43 | 4.72 | 86.00 | 0.69 | 0.64 | |
Max | 6.35 | 6.22 | 128.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |