Table 1.

Subject and diagnostic data at final clinical visit

Autistic disorder (n = 41)Typical (n = 44)
MaleFemaleMaleFemale
Number of subjects3293212
Age range at MRI (months)22–6726–5812–6312–61
Mean age at final clinical visit (months)49 ± 149 ± 1044 ± 346 ± 1
Full-scale IQ57 ± 1857 ± 23111 ± 16116 ± 15
Verbal IQ50 ± 1950 ± 29112 ± 17116 ± 15
Performance IQ63 ± 1962 ± 21107 ± 20115 ± 16
ADI-R Social18 ± 518 ± 6n/an/a
ADI-R NV Comm.9 ± 39 ± 3n/an/a
ADI-R RnR6 ± 25 ± 2n/an/a
Vineland Social66 ± 964 ± 797 ± 8102 ± 15
Vineland Comm.66 ± 1162 ± 16108 ± 11105 ± 9
Vineland ABC63 ± 864 ± 11100 ± 10106 ± 12
  • n/a, Not applicable; NV Comm., nonverbal communication; RnR, restricted and repetitive.