TABLE 3.

Causal attributions repartition in eight categories by 183 adults in % in function of 16 behaviors.

Behaviors	1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8
	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
1. Doesn’t respond to pointing	40	22	34	19	35	19	0	0	8	4	5	3	18	10	43	23
2. Doesn’t point to desired objects	22	12	22	12	15	8	0	0	13	7	17	9	29	16	65	36
3. Doesn’t point at interesting objects	35	19	24	13	9	5	1	1	5	3	7	4	24	13	78	43
4. Doesn’t respond to name	19	10	13	7	81	45	0	0	4	2	2	1	19	10	45	25
5. Avoids eye contact	54	30	20	11	13	7	4	2	2	1	2	1	19	10	69	38
6. Play concentrates on specific toy parts	47	26	13	7	9	5	0	0	2	1	9	5	17	9	86	47
7. Doesn’t handle interesting objects to adults	49	27	24	13	2	1	0	0	6	3	8	4	21	11	73	40
8. Doesn’t imitate adults	48	26	21	11	6	3	3	2	4	2	6	3	33	18	62	34
9. Doesn’t speak – only produce sounds	4	2	84	46	14	8	2	1	11	6	9	5	30	16	29	16
10. Doesn’t have interest in other children	73	40	16	9	1	1	8	4	4	2	6	3	31	17	44	24
11. Doesn’t understand instructions	43	23	21	11	31	17	2	1	6	3	9	5	23	13	48	26
12. Doesn’t understand emotions	17	9	30	16	15	8	4	2	5	3	10	5	37	20	65	36
13. Produce unusual finger movements	21	11	27	15	27	15	2	1	1	1	15	8	27	15	63	34
14. Covers ears to common sounds	54	30	6	3	38	21	2	1	1	1	12	7	7	4	63	34
15. Hits his head with hands or objects	42	23	36	20	14	8	18	10	0	0	0	0	32	17	41	22
16. Angers abruptly if environment changes	64	35	6	3	2	1	9	5	8	4	5	3	17	9	72	39

Eight constructed categories are defined as follows: 1: Personality Attitudes and Preferences; 2: Developmental Problems; 3: Physical or Sensory Issues; 4: Psychological Problems; 5: Rearing/Parenting; 6: Unspecified Causes; 7: Immaturity; 8: Does Not Know.