Autism spectrum symptoms in children with neurological disorders

Table 2 Mean ASSQ-scores according to group and informant

	Neurological disorders	Other chronic illnesses	d ^a	No chronic illness	d ^b
Parents, M ( SD )
Total score	10.37 (9.70)**	3.33 (4.29)	.94	2.87 (4.14)	1.01
Social difficulties	5.36 (5.61)**	1.34 (2.35)	.93	1.08 (2.21)	1.00
Motor/tics/OCD	2.06 (3.11)**	0.35 (0.96)	.74	0.27 (0.96)	.78
Autistic style	2.95 (2.39)**	1.66 (1.91)	.60	1.53 (1.82)	.67
Teachers, M ( SD )
Total score	7.42 (8.40)**	1.97 (3.35)	.85	1.78 (3.55)	.87
Social difficulties	4.35 (5.29)**	1.11 (2.32)	.79	1.02 (2.34)	.81
Motor/tics/OCD	1.68 (2.81)**	0.25 (0.82)	.69	0.20 (0.84)	.71
Autistic style	1.38 (1.81)**	0.62 (1.14)	.50	0.55 (1.12)	.55

^a = Effect sizes (Cohen’s d) for the magnitude of the mean differences between children with neurological disorders and children with other chronic illnesses; ^b = Effect sizes (Cohen’s d) for the magnitude of the mean differences between children with neurological disorders and children with no chronic illness. **Significantly higher score in the neurological disorder group than in the two other groups at the p<.01 level.

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