Table 1.
Type of DSM-IV PDD | Autistic disorder (N=5) |
Asperger's disorder (N=67) |
PDD NOS (N=50) |
AS – PDD NOSa | Total (N=122) |
Male (N=82) |
Female (N=40) |
Male – Femalea | ||||||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | χ2 (df = 1) |
p | N | % | N | % | N | % | χ2 (df = 1) |
p | |
DSM IV criterion A1 "Qualitative impairment in social interaction" | 5 | 100 | 67 | 100 | 47 | 94 | 4.13 | 0.08 | 119 | 98 | 80 | 98 | 39 | 98 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
DSM-IV Criterion A2: "Qualitative impairment in communication" | 5 | 100 | 34 | 51 | 18 | 36 | 2.52 | 0.13 | 57 | 47 | 41 | 50 | 16 | 40 | 1.08 | 0.34 |
DSM-IV Criterion A3: "Restricted, repetitive and stereotyped behaviour, interests, and activities" | 5 | 100 | 65 | 97 | 29 | 58 | 27.60 | <0.001 | 99 | 81 | 70 | 85 | 29 | 73 | 2.91 | 0.14 |
G&G Criterion 1; "Social interaction problems" | 5 | 100 | 67 | 100 | 47 | 96 | 4.13 | 0.08 | 119 | 98 | 80 | 98 | 39 | 98 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
G&G Criterion 2: "Narrow interests" | 5 | 100 | 64 | 96 | 33 | 67 | 17.61 | <0.001 | 102 | 84 | 69 | 84 | 33 | 83 | 0.05 | 0.80 |
G&G Criterion 3; "Repetitive routines" | 5 | 100 | 61 | 91 | 25 | 51 | 24.77 | <0.001 | 91 | 75 | 62 | 76 | 29 | 73 | 0.14 | 0.83 |
G&G Criterion 4: "Speech and language" | 5 | 100 | 56 | 84 | 22 | 45 | 20.19 | <0.001 | 83 | 69 | 57 | 70 | 26 | 65 | 0.25 | 0.68 |
G&G Criterion 5: "Non-verbal communication problems" | 5 | 100 | 66 | 99 | 37 | 76 | 16.33 | <0.001 | 108 | 89 | 74 | 90 | 34 | 85 | 0.73 | 0.38 |
G&G Criterion 6: "Motor clumsiness" | 5 | 100 | 57 | 85 | 31 | 63 | 8.18 | 0.005 | 94 | 78 | 60 | 73 | 33 | 83 | 1.29 | 0.37 |
aFisher's exact χ2 test