Table 4 Effect Sizes by Participant Group and Disability Type (N= 23, k =111)

Category No. of studies (N) k1) Mean PND Mean IRD Mean Tau-U
Participants Early childhood 16 72 .916 .934 .944
Elementary school 7 39 .995 .995 .997
Disability type ADHD (including at-risk & suspected cases) 4 24 1.000 1.000 1.000
Developmental delay 8 40 .911 .923 .930
Language developmental delay 1 2 .700 .729 .754
Autism spectrum disorder 6 21 .915 .952 .972
At risk for disability 2 9 .979 .979 .988
Intellectual disability 3 15 .993 .993 .993
k : number of AB comparison units
(a single study could include multiple disability types, the sum of the number of studies by disability type may not equal the total number of studies)