Table 2 Symptoms of Autism Participants, per the ATEC Subscale on Health/Physical Behavior.
From: Effect of a vitamin/mineral supplement on children and adults with autism
Symptom | % with moderate or severe problem |
|---|---|
bedwetting | 20% |
wets pants/diapers | 18% |
soils pants/diapers | 21% |
diarrhea | 14% |
constipation | 24% |
sleep problems | 36% |
eats too much/little | 48% |
limited diet | 47% |
hyperactive | 40% |
lethargic | 9% |
hits/injures self | 20% |
hits/injures others | 18% |
destructive | 20% |
sound sensitive | 43% |
anxious/fearful | 30% |
unhappy/crying | 12% |
seizures | 2% |
obsessive speech | 27% |
rigid routines | 36% |
shouts/screams | 38% |
demands sameness | 34% |
often agitated | 31% |
not sensitive to pain | 30% |
hooked or fixated on certain objects | 62% |
repetitive movements | 43% |