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Table 4 Mean total AQ scores for the parent groups

From: Defining the broader, medium and narrow autism phenotype among parents using the Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ)

 

Males

Females

n

Mean

SD

n

Mean

SD

ASC parents

571

19.2

9.5

1429

16.4

9.5

Control parents

349

17.7

6.9

658

13.1

6.3

AS group

69

35.9

7.8

56

37.4

8.2

Control individuals

723

17.4

6.2

1038

15.5

5.6

  1. Data from an AS group and controls, taken from [22] are also shown for reference.
  2. AQ = Autism Spectrum Quotient; ASC = autism spectrum condition; AS = Asperger's syndrome.