Table 5.

Results of the stereotypy subscale of GARS-2 in response to intervention.

	Group	PRI (baseline)	POI (12 weeks)	Magnitude of change	Paired samples test
	A	3.44 ± 15.84	2.69 ± 13.08	2.53 ± 2.76	0.01*
SSGARS-2	B	3.88 ± 17.08	2.80 ± 14.76	2.07 ± 2.32	0.01*
	C	3.47 ± 17.40	2.82 ± 12.36	2.42 ± 5.04	0.01*
	D	3.19 ± 16.28	4.01 ± 15.92	2.69 ± 0.36	0.51

Abbreviations: SSGARS-2, stereotypy subscale of Gilliam Autism Rating Scale-Second Edition; Higher scores indicate a higher level of stereotypy.

Group A: perceptual-motor exercises; Group B: Vitamin D₃ supplementation; Group C: perceptual-motor exercises and Vitamin D₃ supplementation; Group D: control

PRI: pre-intervention; POI: post-intervention.

Data are mean ± SD.

*: Significant at p < 0.05.