Variable |
Autistic (n = 20) |
Non autistic# (n = 84) | χ2 | P | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | |||
Age of beginning TV (in months) | ||||||
Mean ± SD | 18.1 ± 8.6 | 18.83 ± 6.7 |
MW 1.22 |
0.22 NS | ||
Range | 8-36 | 8-36 | ||||
Duration of TV watch | ||||||
Mean ± SD | 6.75 ± 2.83 | 2.55 ± 1.64 |
MW 4.82 | < 0.001** | ||
Range | 1-11 | 0.5-9 | ||||
Attachment to TV◙ | ||||||
Weak | 3 | 15 | 47 | 56 | ||
Intermediate | 3 | 15 | 33 | 39.3 | ||
Strong | 12 | 60 | 2 | 2.4 | Fisher | < 0.001** |
Very strong | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2.4 |