Table 2. Distribution of diagnoses of the preschoolers attending the behavioral medicine outpatient clinic, 2006–2010.
Diagnosis | Total, n = 466 | Male, n = 363 | Female, n = 103 |
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ADHD | 330 (70.8) | 269 (74.1) | 61 (59.2) |
Expressive language disorder | 110 (23.6) | 75 (20.7) | 35 (33.9) |
ASD | 94 (20.2) | 74 (20.4) | 20 (19.4) |
Learning disorder | 87 (18.7) | 75 (20.7) | 12 (11.7) |
Disruptive behavior disorders (oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorder) |
54 (11.6) | 43 (11.8) | 11 (10.7) |
Disorders of elimination (enuresis and encopresis) | 14 (3.0) | 7 (1.9) | 7 (6.8) |
Emotional disorders (anxiety, depression, phobias) | 9 (1.9) | 3 (0.8) | 6 (5.8) |
Disruptive behavior disorders (NOS) | 13 (2.8) | 9 (2.5) | 4 (3.9) |
Disorders of parent-child relationships (child abuse) | 3 (0.6) | 2 (0.6) | 1 (1.0) |
Childhood sleep problems | 2 (0.4) | 1 (0.3) | 1 (1.0) |
ADHD: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; ASD: autism spectrum disorder; NOS: not otherwise specified.