Table 1.
Child and Parent Characteristics by Group Membership
| Variable (N = # of families) | MPX N=39 |
SPX N=22 |
DD N=20 |
TYP N=20 |
F or x2 (df) | p |
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| Mean # of total children in family (SD) | 2.85 (.99) | 2.18 (.79) | 2.85 (1.6) | 2.00** (.79) | 4.15 | <.01 |
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| Ascertained Child (# of children in family with ASD or DD) | N=89 | N=22 | N=21 | N=0 | ||
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| Age (in months) | 126.56 (49.96) | 114.64 (9.23) | 112.19 (8.95) | 119.30 (4.54) | 1.15 (3,148) | n.s. |
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| Gender (% female) | 19% | 9% | 38% | 5% | 9.11 (3) | <.05 |
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| Race (% Caucasian) | 80% | 55% | 62% | 80% | 36.84 (18) | <.05 |
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| Full Scale IQ | 77.96 (26.34) | 78.55 (24.38) | 65.71 (21.97) | 118.55* (11.19) | 20.09 (3,126) | <.05 |
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| Parent (# of participants) | N=39 | N=22 | N=20 | N=20 | ||
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| Age (in months) | 498.26 (78.02) | 508.09 (61.07) | 508.55 (58.67) | 514.80 (50.56) | .27 (3,92) | n.s. |
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| Gender (% female) | 41% | 73% | 85% | 100% | 25.5 (3) | <.001 |
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| Race | 80% | 55% | 62% | 80% | 36.84 (18) | <.05 |
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| Parent’s Education Level: | 11.2 (11) | n.s. | ||||
| Up to some college | 55% | 30% | 51% | 33% | ||
| College degree | 39% | 50% | 44% | 66% | ||
| Graduate degree | 6% | 20% | 5% | 0% | ||
MPX = multiplex ASD family; SPX = simplex ASD family; DD = developmental disability, not ASD family; TYP = neurotypical family
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TYP significantly differs from other three groups.
**
TYP significantly differs only from MPX group.