Table 2.

Clinical response to fluoxetine treatment in 13 autistic children measured by the Autism treatment evaluation checklist (ATEC)

		Baseline*		After treatment*		p-value**
		mean	SD***	mean	SD
Section One (ATEC 1): Speech/Language/Communication
3.	Can follow some commands	3.3	0.8	3.8	0.7	0.006
7.	Knows 10 or more words	3.8	1.2	4.4	0.9	0.027
9.	Explains what he/she wants	2.4	1.1	3.2	1.1	0.007
10.	Asks meaningful questions	1.6	1.0	2.3	1.6	0.027
11.	Speech tends to be meaningful/relevant	2.0	0.8	2.9	1.2	0.007
12.	Often uses several successive sentences	1.7	1.1	2.1	1.3	0.041
13.	Carries on fairly good conversation	1.3	0.4	1.6	0.7	0.038
	Mean	2.3		2.9
Section Two (ATEC 2): Socialization
1.	Seems to be in a shell – cannot be reached	2.5	1.1	2.0	1.0	0.026
2.	Ignores other people	3.0	0.7	2.5	0.9	0.020
3.	Pays little or no attention when addressed	2.5	0.9	2.0	0.8	0.007
5.	No eye contact	2.5	1.2	2.1	0.9	0.028
9.	Avoids contact with others	2.8	0.9	2.2	0.7	0.010
10.	Does not imitate	2.8	0.7	2.4	0.7	0.050
12.	Does not share or show	3.6	1.0	3.2	1.2	0.037
18.	Insensitive to other's feelings	3.2	1.0	2.8	1.1	0.041
	Mean	2.9		2.4
Section Three (ATEC 3): Sensory/Cognitive Awareness
2.	Responds to praise	3.8	0.7	4.2	0.5	0.026
10.	Aware of environment	3.1	0.7	3.4	0.7	0.041
12.	Shows imagination	2.1	1.1	2.5	1.3	0.004
13.	Initiates activities	2.7	0.9	3.2	0.9	0.006
14.	Dresses self	3.8	0.6	4.2	0.4	0.011
15.	Curious, interested	2.9	0.8	3.4	0.8	0.006
16.	Venturesome - explores	2.7	0.9	3.1	1.0	0.010
17.	“Tuned in” - Not spacey	1.9	0.8	2.4	1.0	0.016
	Mean	2.6		3.3

^*ATEC scale ranged from 1 to 5; in ATEC 1 and ATEC 3 increasing values mean more favorable situation (or treatment response), in ATEC 2 decreasing values, respectively.

^**Wilcoxon signed ranks test.

^***SD= standard deviation