Molecular Autism

Table 2 FQ scores for child by gender and diagnosis, total FQ scores for parents by child’s gender and diagnosis, and differences in scores between parent and child for FQ score by child’s gender and diagnosis

From: Gender differences in emotionality and sociability in children with autism spectrum disorders

			FQ score
Child gender	Diagnosis	n	Mean	SD
Children
Male	ASD	25	61.48	15.64
	TD	26	74.76	12.15
	Total	51	68.25	15.37
Female	ASD	25	76.76	13.97
	TD	25	84.84	9.91
	Total	50	80.80	12.66
Total	ASD	50	69.12	15.58
	TD	51	79.70	2.12
	Total	101	74.45	15.38
Parents
Male	ASD	25	43.04	19.25
	TD	26	68.58	11.19
	Total	51	56.06	20.16
Female	ASD	25	54.84	20.06
	TD	25	75.84	15.98
	Total	50	65.34	20.85
Total	ASD	50	48.94	20.35
	TD	51	72.14	14.10
	Total	101	60.65	20.93
Diagnosis	Child gender		Mean	SD
ASD	Male	25	−18.44	18.28
	Female	25	−21.92	21.45
	Total	50	−20.18	19.80
TD	Male	26	−6.19	17.34
	Female	25	−9.00	16.32
	Total	51	−7.57	16.74

ASD, autism spectrum disorder; FQ, friendship questionnaire; TD, typically developing.

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