Longitudinal Study of Sensory Features in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Table 1
General characteristics of participants.
%
Mean (SD)
Gender
Boys
28
82.4
Girls
6
17.6
Chronological age
T1 (months)
34
44.7 (4.9)
T2 (months)
34
72.4 (5.4)
ADOS comparison score (CSS)
34
7.4 (2.1)
Cognitive functioning
M-P-R SS
32
60.1 (25.8)
Significant cognitive delay
24
70.6
Language skills
PLS-4 auditory SS
33
63.4 (21.9)
Significant auditory delay
20
58.8
PLS-4 expressive SS
33
70.6 (19.9)
Significant expressive delay
24
70.6
Mother’s education
University
24
70.6
No university
10
29.4
Mother’s ethnicity
Caucasian
23
67.6
Non-Caucasian
11
32.4
Mother’s marital status
Single
5
14.7
Married/common-law
29
85.3
Family income
>40,000 CAD
26
76.5
<40,000 CAD
8
23.5
Mother tongue
English
23
67.6
French
4
11.8
Other
7
20.6
ASD rated from 1 to 10, with 10 being the most severe; is calibrated severity scores; is standard score; M-P-R: Merrill-Palmer-Revised Scales of Development; PLS-4: Preschool Language Scale, Fourth Edition.
