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Table 1 Participant Demographics

From: Measuring visual electrophysiological responses in individuals with low-functioning autism: a feasibility and pilot study

Participant

Sex

Age (yrs)

Neuropsychological Testing

Speech-Language Abilities

Medications (daily dosage)

P1_LFA

M

17

ADOS Module 1 (composite score 21); PPVT-IV-B (score 20)†

Nonverbal

Vitamins; digestive enzymes

P2_LFA

M

25

ADOS Module 2 (composite score 23); KBIT-2 (composite IQ 44); PPVT-IV-B (score 36)

Minimally verbal

Risperidone (1mg); Cetirizine (10mg); Lithium (1500 mg)

P3_LFA

M

39

ADOS Module 4 (composite score 22); KBIT-2 (composite IQ 61); PPVT-IV-B (score 58)

Minimally verbal: single words only; monotonic

Sertraline (50mg), Clomipramine (50mg)

P4_LFA

M

48

ADOS Module 4 (composite score 19); KBIT-2 (composite IQ 112); PPVT-IV-B (score 94)

Minimally verbal: single words only; aversion to /pl/ and other speech sounds

Sertraline (100mg); Amlodipine (5mg)

P5_LFA

M

28

ADOS Module 4 (composite score 18); KBIT-2 (composite IQ 66); PPVT-IV-B (score 62)

Minimally verbal

Loratadine (10mg)

P6_LFA

F

26

ADOS Module 4 (composite score 19); KBIT-2 (composite IQ 64); PPVT-IV-B (score 45)

Minimally verbal

NA

P7_HFA

M

26

ADOS Module 4 (composite score 14); KBIT-2 (composite IQ 77); PPVT-IV-B (score 71)

Verbal

NA

P8_HFA

M

26

ADOS Module 4 (composite score 10); KBIT-2 (composite IQ 129); PPVT-IV-B (score 136)

Verbal

Duloxetine (30mg)

P9_HFA

F

21

ADOS Module 4 (composite score 14); KBIT-2 (composite IQ 80); PPVT-IV-B (score 88)

Verbal

NA

P10_HFA

M

45

ADOS Module 4 (composite score 10); KBIT-2 (composite IQ 144); PPVT-IV-B (score 137)

Verbal

Ropinirole (dosage undisclosed)

P11_HFA

M

30

ADOS Module 4 (composite score 10); KBIT-2 (composite IQ 89); PPVT-IV-B (score 98)

Verbal

NA

P12_HFA

M

27

ADOS Module 4 (composite score 18); KBIT-2 (composite IQ 103); PPVT-IV-B (score 116)

Verbal

Sertraline (200mg); Quetiapine (200mg)

P13_TD

M

26

NA

Verbal

NA

P14_TD

M

25

NA

Verbal

NA

P15_TD

M

28

NA

Verbal

NA

P16_TD

M

22

NA

Verbal

NA

P17_TD

F

20

NA

Verbal

NA

P18_TD

M

35

NA

Verbal

NA

  1. LFA: Low-Functioning Autism; HFA: High-functioning Autism; TD: Typical development. ADOS: Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (2nd ed); PPVT-III (standard score): Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-III; PPVT-IV-B (standard score): Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-IV-form B; KBIT-2: Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test-2; All tests were administered at the time of study participation
  2. †KBIT-2 test was not administered