Table 3.

Pattern of autistic impairment in children with ASD

Impairments	%
Social interactions impairment
1. Avoidance of/poor/no eye contact	100.0
2. Inappropriate facial expression	30.0
3. Sustained odd body postures	26.7
4. Inability to indicate needs by gesture	93.3
5. Difficulty in mixing with other children	100.0
6. Lack emotional reciprocity	95.0
7. Inappropriate object attachment	23.3
Communication impairment
8. Lack of speech development	55.0
9. Inability to initiate/sustain conversation	43.3
10. Stereotype and repetitive use of speech/action	48.3
11. No consistent response to name	100.0
12. Lack varied play	91.7
Behavioral impairment
13. Motor mannerism	66.7
14. Resists changes in routines	83.3
15. Extreme distress for no apparent reason	76.7
16. Crying tantrum	78.3
17. Apparent insensitivity to pain	60.0
18. No fear of real danger	46.7
19. Acting aggressively	83.3
20. Preoccupation with an interest of abnormal intensity	20.0