The Use of Causal Language and Filled Pauses in Children with and without Autism

Table 2

Descriptive data for number of C-units, clausal density, and causal language of children with HFA () and children with TD ().

	Children with HFA		Children with TD
	Mean (SD)	Range	Mean (SD)	Range
Total number of C-units	80.9 (20.13)	43–128	99.3 (30.24)	51–136
Clausal density	1.15 (0.0792)	1.03–1.27	1.22 (0.0801)	1.07–1.33
Independent causal statements/C-unit	0.013 (0.010)	0–0.02	0.064 (0.046)	0.01–0.18
Solicited causal statements/C-unit	0.014 (0.010)	0–0.03	0.023 (0.016)	0–0.06
Number of “why” questions	2.00 (1.414)	1–4	1.82 (1.131)	0–4

Significant difference between groups, .