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. 2011 Jun 8;8:34. doi: 10.1186/1743-7075-8-34

Table 2.

Symptoms of Autism Participants, per the ATEC Subscale on Health/Physical Behavior

Symptom % with moderate or severe problem
bedwetting 20%

wets pants/diapers 16%

soils pants/diapers 20%

diarrhea 18%

constipation 41%

sleep problems 40%

eats too much/little 68%

limited diet 53%

hyperactive 40%

lethargic 17%

hits/injures self 18%

hits/injures others 24%

destructive 24%

sound sensitive 44%

anxious/fearful 27%

unhappy/crying 14%

seizures 4%

obsessive speech 33%

rigid routines 35%

shouts/screams 50%

demands sameness 43%

often agitated 41%

not sensitive to pain 30%

hooked or fixated on certain objects 63%

repetitive movements 38%

This section was rated on a scale of 0 (none), 1 (mild), 2 (moderate), 3 (severe). Below are listed the percentages with moderate or severe problems, as reported by parents.