Table 1.
Quantitative diagnostic and psychometric data for autistic individuals
| Subject | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Mean | (SD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Handednessa | Right | Right | Ambidextrous | Left | Right | Right | Left | Right | ||
| Age (years) | 15 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 41 | 28.4 | (8.9) |
| C.A.R.S.b | 41 | 39 | 35.5 | 31 | 32.5 | 23.5 | 36 | 30 | 33.6 | (5.6) |
| ADI-R c | ||||||||||
| Social | 27 | 28 | 30 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 24.9 | (3.2) |
| Verbal | 22 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 21 | 16 | 22 | 19 | 18.8 | (3.4) |
| Nonverbal Communication | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 12.9 | (3.6) |
| Restricted Interests & Repetitive Behavior | 12 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 8.3 | (2.4) |
| Nonverbal IQ | 99 | 81 | 81 | 87 | 80 | 112 | 106 | 92 | 92.3 | (12.3) |
| Full scale IQ | 87 | 74 | 79 | 85 | 73 | 103 | 102 | 89 | 86.5 | (11.4) |
a
Based on neurological examination
b
Childhood Autism Rating Scale (Cut-off score for autism: 30)
c
Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (Cut-off scores for autism: Social: 10; Verbal: 8; Nonverbal: 8; Restr. Interests & Rep. Behavior: 3)