Table 1 Follow-up at a mean age of 20.6 years (range 8.1-28.0)
Relative frequency (%) | |
|---|---|
The most outcome-related symptoms according to the parents: | |
Delay/absence of speech | 72.2 |
Stereotypies | 48.9 |
Behavioral disorder (i.e. aggressivity) | 41.1 |
Aloneness | 30 |
Sleep disorder | 20 |
Eating disorder | 13.3 |
Attention deficit | 43.3 |
Personal autonomies | |
to dress him/herself independently | 40 |
to dress him/herself with verbal support | 42.7 |
incapable to dress him/herself | 17.3 |
to eat independently | 79.1 |
to eat with verbal support | 15.5 |
incapable to eat independently | 5.4 |
To go out for a walk alone | 13.1 |
Money awareness | 24.8 |
Time spent away from home (hours/day) | |
≤ 1 | 1,1 |
≥ 2 h and ≤4 | 16.3 |
≥ 5 | 82.6 |
Work experiences | 6.3 |
Driving licence | 2.1 |
Infrangements and social rules violations | 26.3 |
Rehabilitation treatments | 84 |
Psychoeducation therapy | 31.5 |
Delacato method | 24.7 |
Psychomotor treatment | 18 |
Language therapy | 15.7 |
Occupational therapy | 14.6 |
Applied Behavioral Analysis | 5.6 |
Water multi-systemic therapy | 3.4 |
Psychoterapy | 2.3 |