Table 3.

Health concerns of children as reported by parents.

Health concern	n (x/22)	Percentage and specific conditions or Patient profile
Presence of any health concern	22	100%
Hearing and Vision
Hearing difficulties	4	18%
History of ear infections	9	41%
Vision difficulties	13	59%
		–Nearsighted—9/22 –Farsighted—2/22 –CNS visual processing concerns—2/22
Bowel habits
Constipation—current and past history	8	36%
Diarrhea or loose stools unrelated to infection—current or past history	1	5%
Sleep difficulties
Difficulties falling asleep two or more nights per week	12	55%
		Reasons for difficulties falling asleep
		–Cannot stop mind from going—4 –Worry—4 –Medication side effect—3 –Hunger—1
Overnight waking more than two nights per week	10	45%
		Reasons for overnight waking
		–Going to the bathroom—6 –Worry/anxiety—4 –Restless—3 –Getting food—1
Sensory symptoms
Sensitivity to sensory inputs	14	64%
		Specific sensory input
		–Sound—4 –Touch—4 –Sound, Touch—4 –Sound & Lighting—1 –Sound, Lighting, and Touch—1
Pain experiences
Frequently experience pain	8	36%
Having a high pain tolerance	15 Yes	68%
Usual pain intensity	Mild—11
	Moderate—3
	Severe—3
	Don’t know—2
	No response—3
Activity limitations secondary to pain	None—17
	A Few—4
	Some—1
	Most—0
	Don’t know—0
Serious injury
History of serious injurya	8 Yes	36%

CNS, central nervous system.

^a Of note, the study exclusion criteria included a history of head trauma.