TABLE 1.
Subjects | Our patient | #Patients published |
Gender | Male | 11/12, Male |
Diagnosis of ASD | Yes | 10/12, 1/12 Borderline |
Speech delay | Yes | 12/12 |
Motor delay | Yes | 11/12 |
Intelligence disability | No | 10/12 |
Age of walking (months) | 18 | 12–20 |
Age of speaking (months) | 25 | 18–24/non-verbal at evaluation |
Comorbidity | ||
Feeding problem | Yes | 2/12 |
Epilepsy | No | 3/12 |
Sleep disorder | No | 3/12 |
Clinical evaluations | ||
Age of first GMDS (months) | 19.5 | – |
Locomotor DQ | 69 | |
Personal-social DQ | 46 | |
Hearing-speech DQ | 33 | |
Hand-eye coordination DQ | 59 | |
Performance DQ | 49 | |
Age of WPPSI-IV (years, months) | 4,6 | – |
VCI | 88 | |
VSI | 100 | |
FRI | 89 | |
WMI | 76 | |
PSI | 86 | |
FSIQ | 81 | |
Age of ADOS (months) | 19.5 | – |
Social affect | 11 | |
Restricted and repetitive behavior | 2 | |
Total score | 13 (ASD cut-off:11) |
#Only 12 of 14 patients with detailed clinical data published in previous studies. GMDS, Griffiths Mental Development Scales. WPPSI-IV, Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence-Fourth Edition. VCI, Verbal Comprehension Index; VSI, Visual Spatial Index; FRI, Fluid Reasoning Index; WMI, Working Memory Index; PSI, Processing Speed Index; FSIQ, Full Scale Intelligence Quotient. ADOS, Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, second edition.