Participants 
All 13 children (9 male) met criteria for “autism spectrum disorder” on the Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS-2) and were 3-5 years old (M = 4.27 years) at enrollment. Eight were White, 3 Asian, 1 Black, and 1 White/Black; all identified as Non-Hispanic. The average Early Learning composite raw score on the Mullen Scales of Early Learning (MSEL) was 121.3 (SD = 35.4, range = 68.0-166.0; N = 12). The average score on the CARS-2 was 37.0 (SD = 6.5, range = 30.0-50.0), with scores from 30-37 indicating mild to moderate symptoms and scores from 38-60 indicating severe autism symptoms. Data were collected prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.