Table 2.

Distribution of patients according to the primary first concern^a (n = 366) and remainder concerns^b

Primary first concern		Number (n)		Percentage (%)
No concerns		30		8.2
Speech/language/communication concerns		220		60.1
Social behaviour concerns		46		12.6
Stereotyped behaviour concerns		3		0.8
Motor concerns		5		1.4
Medical concerns		4		1.1
Behaviour/temperament concerns		21		5.7
Unspecified concerns related to autism		4		1.1
General developmental concerns		24		6.6
Other concerns		9		2.5
Total		366		100
Remainder first concern(s)	Concern 2 n (%)	Concern 3 n (%)	Concern 4 n (%)	Concern 5 n (%)
Speech/language/communication concerns	55 (15.0)	14 (3.8)	7 (1.9)	3 (0.8)
Social behaviour concerns	86 (23.5)	47 (12.8)	29 (7.9)	13 (3.6)
Stereotyped behaviour concerns	19 (5.2)	16 (4.4)	10 (2.7)	9 (2.5)
Motor concerns	5 (1.4)	2 (0.5)	0 (0)	0 (0)
Medical concerns	4 (1.1)	1 (0.3)	2 (0.5)	2 (0.5)
Behaviour/temperament concerns	22 (6.0)	21 (5.7)	16 (4.4)	3 (0.8)
Unspecified concerns related to autism	11 (3.0)	4 (1.1)	1 (0.3)	0 (0)
General developmental concerns	7 (1.9)	3 (0.8)	1 (0.3)	1 (0.3)
Other concerns	8 (2.2)	4 (1.1)	1 (0.3)	3 (0.8)
Total	217 (59.3)	112 (30.6)	67 (18.3)	34 (9.3)

Notes:

^aprimary first concern: the concern ranked as the most important by parents;

^bremainder concerns: up to four parental first concerns, other than the primary first concern