Table 2 Demographic data for Japanese and UK, autistic and non-autistic samples. JP = Japanese culture, UK = British culture. FSIQ = Full-scale IQ; FSIQ was assessed with the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS)-IV [75] in Japanese participants, approximations of FSIQ were derived from Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence (WASI)-II [76] scores in UK participants. Average time in culture is displayed as average proportion of lifetime (years lived in culture divided by age)
From: A cross-cultural examination of bi-directional mentalising in autistic and non-autistic adults
Test | UK | JP | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Autistic (n = 25) | Non-autistic (n = 24) | Group comparison | Autistic (n = 25) | Non-autistic (n = 23) | Group comparison | |
Gender F/M/O | 13/11/1 | 15/9/0 | – | 9/16/0 | 7/16/0 | – |
Age M (SD) | 31.64 (9.68) | 24.33 (7.02) | p = .004 | 29.12 (6.00) | 27.39 (8.16) | p = .405 |
Average time in culture | 93.36% | 87.99% | – | 100% | 99.55% | – |
FSIQ M (SD) | 108.29 (18.74, [n = 24]) | 114.13 (9.94, [n = 23]) | p = .198 | 105.12 (13.12, [n = 25]) | 113.44 (8.38, [n = 18]) | p = .023 |
AQ M (SD) | 34.48 (8.12, [n = 23]) | 13.25 (4.87, [n = 23]) | p < .001 | 34.64 (6.1) | 16.73 (5.63, [n = 22]) | p < .001 |
Cross-cultural comparisons (UK vs JP) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Â | Autistic | Non-autistic |
Age | p = .248 | p = .175 |
FSIQ | p = .488 | p = .816 |
AQ | p = .775 | p = .021 |