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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Autism. 2015 Jun 11;20(4):435–441. doi: 10.1177/1362361315588199

Table 2.

Parents’ and teachers’ concerns in order of preference.

Parents Percentage Teachers Percentage
Primary concerns Primary concerns
 1. Social interaction 28  1. Problem behavior 31
 2. Problem behavior 26  2. Social interaction 18
 3. Academics 18  3. Restricted, repetitive, and stereotyped behaviors 18
 4. Communication 15  4. Communication 15
 5. Self-help 10  5. Self-help 10
 6. Restricted, repetitive, and stereotyped behaviors 3  6. Academics 8
Secondary concerns Secondary concerns
 1. Problem behavior 36  1. Social interaction 26
 2. Academics 18  2. Problem behavior 26
 3. Social interaction 15  3. Academics 20
 4. Communication 13  4. Communication 10
 5. Self-help 10  5. Restricted, repetitive, and stereotyped behaviors 10
 6. Did not report a concern 5  6. Self-help 8
 7. Restricted, repetitive, and stereotyped behaviors 3