Socio-economic and demographic factors associated with adaptive behaviour among children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder in Egypt

Middle East Current Psychiatry

Table 4 Differences of adaptive functioning related to socioeconomic levels of children

Domains of the VABS		Mean	SD	Test of sig.
Domains of the VABS		Mean	SD	F	P
Communication	Very low	29.22	8.96	.404	.750
	Low	27.80	10.34
	Moderate	27.73	9.58
	High	31.05	15.80
Daily living skills	Very low	42.57	10.23	6.098	.001
	Low	44.32	6.63
	Moderate	45.82	6.57
	High	52.30	7.54
Socialization	Very low	43.35	10.89	4.756	.004
	Low	49.00	11.13
	Moderate	53.36	9.41
	High	53.50	9.57
Motor skills	Very low	42.70	11.75	2.756	.047
	Low	43.60	8.19
	Moderate	47.18	10.23
	High	50.70	10.64