Table 1 Demographic and symptomatological features of samples.
From: Theta and Alpha Oscillation Impairments in Autistic Spectrum Disorder Reflect Working Memory Deficit
TD | ASD | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Sample size (N) | 20 | 21 | |
Demographic Data | |||
Participants | 8 women | 1 woman | p = 0.03 |
Mean age (years) | 21.9 ± 3,9 s.d. | 21.9 ± 4.1 s.d. | p = 0.73 |
Intellectual Mmeasures | |||
Average I.Q. score | 96.5 ± 11.9 s.d. | ||
Average standard score in comprehension sub-test | 7.8 ± 3.5 s.d. | ||
Diagnostic Measures Dsm-5 ASD symptoms (Number of ASD participants who met the full diagnostic criteria) | |||
Persistent deficits in social communication and social interaction (cuttoff: 3 of 3) | — | 21 | — |
Deficits in social-emotional reciprocity | — | 21 | |
Deficits in non-verbal communicative behaviors used for social interaction | — | 21 | — |
Deficits in developing, maintaining, and understanding relationships | — | 21 | — |
Restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, or activities (cuttoff: 2 of 4) | — | 21 | — |
Stereotyped or repetitive motor movements, use of objects, or speech | — | 19 | — |
Insistence on sameness, inflexible adherence to routines, or ritualized patterns or verbal nonverbal behavior | — | 20 | — |
Highly restricted, fixated interests that are abnormal in intensity or focus | — | 19 | — |
Hyper- or hyporeactivity to sensory input or unusual interests in sensory aspects of the environment | — | 13 | — |
Symptoms are present in the early developmental period | — | 21 | — |
Clinically significant impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of current functioning | — | 21 | — |
Intellectual disability | — | 0 | — |
AMSE score (cuttoff of ≥5) | |||
Average score | — | 8,3 ± 3,2 s.d. | — |
