Research Article
Social Skills Intervention Participation and Associated Improvements in Executive Function Performance
Table 1
Sample characteristics.
| Variable | ASD intervention group () | Non-ASD group () | (SD) | Range | (SD) | Range |
| Age (years) | 12.3 (1.1) | 10.8–14.7 | 12.8 (0.9) | 11.0–14.5 | Gender (M/F) | 22/0 | 22/0 | FSIQ | 100.5 (13.1) | 78–130 | 103.4 (7.2) | 81–111 | Parent-report SRS (at baseline) | | | | | Raw score | 106.1 (18.8) | 71–144 | — | — | score | 84.6 (9.0) | 68–103 | — | — | ADI-R () | | | | | A (social interaction) | 15.2 (6.9) | 3–29 | — | — | B (communication) | 13.4 (5.4) | 5–21 | — | — | C (restricted/repetitive behavior) | 4.7 (2.4) | 1–10 | — | — | ADOS-original algorithm () | | | | | Communication | 1.9 (0.7) | 1–3 | — | — | Social interaction | 6.6 (3.3) | 0–10 | — | — | ADOS-revised algorithm () | | | | | Social effect | 7.4 (2.5) | 4–11 | — | — | Restricted, repetitive behavior | 2.6 (1.7) | 0–5 | — | — |
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Note that a subset of children () received both the ADI-R and ADOS.
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