Sensory Response Patterns in Nonverbal Children with ASD

Table 2

Language assessment means and standard deviations for the longitudinal sample at study initiation.

Language assessment	Status at T2 (nonverbal 𝑛 = 8) (verbal 𝑛 = 6)	Mean	SD
PLS total AE*	Nonverbal	7.25	3.11
	Verbal	16.33	5.85
PLS AC, AE	Nonverbal	6.25	5.12
	Verbal	16.50	7.48
PLS EC, AE*	Nonverbal	9.38	2.97
	Verbal	18.00	6.13
MCDI, EG	Nonverbal	7.71	3.60
	Verbal	11.50	4.09
MCDI, LG*	Nonverbal	9.71	7.04
	Verbal	22.50	2.74
Number of gestures used*	Nonverbal	17.43	10.26
	Verbal	34.00	6.20

^∗𝑃 < .05.
PLS: Preschool Language Scale, version 4.
AE: age equivalent (AE used due to floor effects with standard scores).
AC: auditory comprehension.
EC: expressive communication.
MCDI: MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventories.
EG: early gestures.
LG: late gestures.