Table 1.

Clinical characteristics of children with ASD and children with cerebral palsy. ASD: Autism spectrum disorders, CP: Cerebral palsy, TDP: Typically developing peers.

Variable (n)	Children with ASD (n = 42)	Children with CP (n = 34)	TDP (n = 50)
Chronic pain	7	17	3
Cognitive function
Normal cognition	34	20	50
Mild impairment	4	8	0
Moderate impairment	4	6	0
Severe impairment	0	0	0
Language function
Fluid language	27	22	50
Some sentences or echolalia	4	0	0
Some words	5	4	0
Non-verbal	6	8	0
Type of ASD		-	-
Level 1	25
Level 2	17
Type of CP
Bilateral spastic	-	24	-
Diskinetic	-	7	-
Ataxic	-	3	-
Gross motor function classification system
Level I	42	2	50
Level II	0	6	0
Level III	0	10	0
Level IV	0	6	0
Level V	0	10	0
Manual ability function classification system
Level I	42	6	50
Level II	0	6	0
Level III	0	6	0
Level IV	0	6	0
Level V	0	10	0