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. 2012 Mar 6;7(3):e30778. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0030778

Table 2. Evolution of the autistic behavioral domains (social interaction, communication and stereotypies) and subdomains based on the ADI-R algorithm for the 4–5 years old period, and on the ADI-R algorithm completed by the ADOS algorithm for the current period.

Patient 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Sex M M F M M F F F M
Age (years;months) 19;2 18;4 39;1 13;1 6;7 4;4 37;9 24;2 6;4
4 to 5 years old
Total Social Interaction 23 26 27 25 25 19 29 25 21
B1: failure to use nonverbal behaviors to regulate social interaction 5 6 5 5 6 2 6 6 4
B2: failure to develop peer relationships 7 8 6 8 8 7 8 7 7
B3: lack of shared enjoyment 6 6 6 4 6 3 6 6 4
B4: lack of socio-emotional reciprocity 5 6 10 8 9 7 9 6 6
Total Non-Verbal Communication 12 14 14 12 14 7 14 14 10
C1: delayed spoken language and failure to compensate through gesture 6 8 8 8 8 3 8 8 5
C4: lack of varied spontaneous make-believe or social imitative play 6 6 6 4 6 4 6 6 5
Total Repetitive Behaviors and Stereotyped Patterns 9 9 12 9 8 6 12 12 8
D1: encompassing preoccupation or circumscribed pattern of interest 4 4 4 4 4 2 4 4 2
D2: compulsive adherences to nonfunctional routines/rituals 2 1 4 1 2 1 4 4 2
D3: stereotyped and repetitive motor mannerisms 2 2 2 2 0 1 2 2 2
D4: preoccupations with part of objects or non-functional elements 1 2 2 2 4 2 2 2 2
Current period
Total Social Interaction 13 19 17 17 17 21 15 16
B1: failure to use nonverbal behaviors to regulate social interaction 2 3 3 4 3 6 4 3
B2: failure to develop peer relationships 3 6 4 4 4 5 5 6
B3: lack of shared enjoyment 4 5 3 3 3 4 2 2
B4: lack of socio-emotional reciprocity 4 5 7 6 7 6 4 5
Total Non-Verbal Communication 7 11 10 10 9 12 7 8
C1: delayed spoken language and failure to compensate through gesture 4 7 6 6 5 7 7 4
C4: lack of varied spontaneous make-believe or social imitative play 3 4 4 4 4 5 0 4
Total Repetitive Behaviors and Stereotyped Patterns 8 8 10 7 8 11 4 8
D1: encompassing preoccupation or circumscribed pattern of interest 4 4 3 2 4 4 1 2
D2: compulsive adherences to nonfunctional routines/rituals 0 1 3 2 2 4 2 2
D3: stereotyped and repetitive motor mannerisms 2 2 2 2 0 2 0 2
D4: preoccupations with part of objects or non-functional elements 2 1 2 1 2 11 1 2