Table 1 Properties of intervention and control group after matching
Variable | Intervention (n = 20) | Control (n = 40) | Fisher’s exact test |
|---|---|---|---|
Number (%) | Number (%) | P | |
Target children | |||
Sex | |||
 Male | 15 (75.0) | 31 (77.5) | > .999 |
 Female | 5 (25.0) | 9 (22.5) | |
Routine hospital visits | 13 (65.0) | 29 (72.5) | .564 |
Receiving treatment and education | 17 (85.0) | 33 (82.5) | > .999 |
Prescribed medication | 2 (10.0) | 5 (12.5) | > .999 |
Diagnostic impression | |||
 ASD without comorbidity | 17 (85.0) | 34 (85.0) | > .999 |
 ASD + mental retardation | 1 (5.00) | 2 (5.00) | > .999 |
 ASD + attention deficit hyperactivity disorder | 2 (10.0) | 4 (10.0) | > .999 |
Mothers of target children | |||
Marital status | |||
 Married | 20 (100) | 39 (97.5) | > .999 |
 Single | 0 (0.00) | 1 (2.50) | |
Variable/Scales | Intervention (n = 20) | Control (n = 40) | Unpaired t-test | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | t | P | |
Target children | ||||
 Age | 7.3 (2.40) | 7.5 (2.12) | − .28 | .780 |
 PARS-TR | 27.5 (12.2) | 24.1 (13.2) | .96 | .343 |
 Developmental quotient (Int.: n = 11/Cont.: n = 21)a | 81.9 (11.8) | 83.0 (15.2) | .22 | .831 |
 Intelligence quotient (Int.: n = 9/Cont.: n = 19)b | 90.1 (19.6) | 89.8 (14.0) | − .05 | .961 |
Mothers of target children | ||||
 Age | 40.6 (4.32) | 39.1 (4.86) | 1.17 | .247 |
 AQ-J | 19.0 (7.02) | 16.9 (6.82) | 1.13 | .264 |