Table 1 Comparative Percent Rankings of Characterstics as "Necessary" For Diagnosis of Autism Among Physicians and Non Physicians Group.
From: A survey of Autism knowledge and attitudes among the healthcare professionals in Lahore, Pakistan
Rank | PHYSICIANS | Percentage | Rank | NON -PHYSICIANS | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Diagnostic characteristics | Â | Â | Diagnostic characteristics | Â |
1 | Social interaction difficulties | 73.2 | 1 | Social interaction difficulties | 95.7 |
2 | Lack of social responsiveness | 71.1 | 2 | Lack of social responsiveness | 92.4 |
3 | Lack of eye contact | 68.0 | 3 | Rigid or stereotyped play activities | 90.2 |
4 | Language delays | 65.4 | 4 | Lack of eye contact | 88.2 |
5 | Rigid or stereotyped play activities | 59.7 | 5 | Need for sameness, resistance to change in routines | 85.7 |
6 | Onset of symptoms before 36 months | 56.2 | 6 | Language delays | 78.7 |
7 | Need for sameness, resistance to change in routines | 53.6 | 7 | Preoccupation with objects. | 72.7 |
8 | Unusual mannerisms such as finger flicking | 47.6 | 8 | Peculiar speech characteristics | 69.2 |
9 | Peculiar speech characteristics | 43.5 | 9 | Onset of symptoms before 36 months | 59.1 |
10 | Preoccupation with objects. | 41.1 | 10 | Unusual mannerisms such as finger flicking | 54.9 |