Table 2 Symptoms of Autism Participants, per the ATEC Subscale on Health/Physical Behavior
Symptom | % with moderate or severe problem |
|---|---|
bedwetting | 20% |
wets pants/diapers | 16% |
soils pants/diapers | 20% |
diarrhea | 18% |
constipation | 41% |
sleep problems | 40% |
eats too much/little | 68% |
limited diet | 53% |
hyperactive | 40% |
lethargic | 17% |
hits/injures self | 18% |
hits/injures others | 24% |
destructive | 24% |
sound sensitive | 44% |
anxious/fearful | 27% |
unhappy/crying | 14% |
seizures | 4% |
obsessive speech | 33% |
rigid routines | 35% |
shouts/screams | 50% |
demands sameness | 43% |
often agitated | 41% |
not sensitive to pain | 30% |
hooked or fixated on certain objects | 63% |
repetitive movements | 38% |