Table 1 Participants’ demographics and questionnaire scores. Group means (± standard deviations). Results of t-tests and chi-square test: ns: non-significant (p > 0.05). Note that GSQ questionnaire scores from one ASC participant were missing

Number of participants

38

38

-

Male / Female number

20/18

21/17

ns (p = 0.77)

Age (years)

29.0 (± 8.1)

32.6 (± 9.3)

ns (p = 0.07)

Left / Right-handed

5/33

7/31

ns (p = 0.61)

Intelligence Quotient (FSIQ)

112.4 (± 13.3)

107.3 (± 16.4)

ns (p = 0.14)

 VBI

109.5 (± 13.4)

107.2 (± 14.6)

ns (p = 0.46)

 PRI

109.6 (± 15.4)

104.8 (± 18.2)

ns (p = 0.21)

Autism-spectrum Quotient

11.6 (± 5.5)

30.4 (± 9.0)

p < 0.0001

Glasgow Sensory Sensitivity Scale

28.7 (± 15.1)

55.5 (± 26.6)

p < 0.0001