Table 2.

Clinical characteristics of ASD children.

		Diagnosis
		AD	PDD-NOS
Number of ASD patients	31	26	5
CSS	4.965 (1–10)*
Global DQ	0.686 (0.42–0.97)*

^*Mean value (range).

AD, Autistic Disorder; PDD-NOS, Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified; DQ, Developmental Quotient (calculated by PEP-3 scale); CSS, Calibrate Severity Score.