Table 2.

Detailed overview of ASD children trait dataset with variable characteristics.

Variable	Description	Range/Values	Missing Data
CASE_NO_PATIENT’S	Unique identifier for each patient case	1 to 1985	No
A1–A10	Behavioral indicators, measured as binary values, reflecting certain autistic traits	0 or 1	No
Social_Responsiveness_Scale	Score measuring social responsiveness; higher values indicate more difficulties	0 to 10	Yes
Age_Years	The age of the child in years	1 to 18	No
Qchat_10_Score	Questionnaire score assessing autistic traits in young children	0 to 10	Yes
Speech Delay/Language Disorder	Whether the child has speech or language delays	Yes, no	No
Learning Disorder	Presence of learning disabilities	Yes, no	No
Genetic Disorders	Whether the child has any known genetic disorders	Yes, no	No
Depression	Indicates if the child has depression	Yes, no	Yes
Global Developmental Delay/Intellectual Disability	Indicates the presence of developmental delays or intellectual disabilities	Yes, no	No
Social/Behavioral Issues	Whether the child exhibits social or behavioral problems	Yes, no	Yes
Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS)	A clinical tool to rate autism severity (1 = nothing, 2 = little, 3 = medium, and 4 = severe)	1 to 4	No
Anxiety Disorder	Indicates if the child has been diagnosed with anxiety disorders	Yes, no	No
Sex	Gender of the child	M, F	No
Ethnicity	Ethnic background of the child	Asian, Black, Hispanic, Latino, Middle Eastern, Mixed, Native Indian, PaciFica, South Asian, White European, others	No
Jaundice	Whether the child had jaundice at birth	Yes, no	No
Family_mem_with_ASD	Indicates if a family member has been diagnosed with ASD	Yes, no	No
Who_completed_the_test	The person who completed the assessment	Family member, Healthcare professional, others	No
ASD_traits (dependent variable)	Final diagnostic classification for ASD	Yes, no	No