Table 5.

Means and standard deviations on challenging behaviour variables between GI groups

	Low frequency GI symptoms		High frequency GI symptoms
	M	SD	M	SD
Appropriate affect	3.95	0.71	4.06	0.88
Self‐injury	1.46	0.63	1.53	0.89
Spontaneous affect	2.2	1.06	2.3	1.16
Anxiety	2.41	0.86	2.33	0.73
Behaviour dysregulation	2.71	0.73	2.67	0.76
Repetitive behaviours	2.14	1.05	2.29	0.94
Inattention hyperactivity	3.36	0.86	3.17	0.89