Table 2:
Age, Gender, Diagnosis Educational (years) Childhood/Adolescent History Social, Cognitive, and Psychological Functioning I.Q.
33 ♂ AD 14 Introverted. No interest in making peer friendship. Poor social intercourse. Better interaction with adults. Fatuous attitude. Detached from interpersonal relationships. Focusing attention on the most significant stimulus. Poor vocabulary and syntax. Asking repetitive inappropriate questions. Hyper-ability in verbal and visual memory, and mathematics. Pervasive circumscribed interests. Distress over trivial changes in the environment. Obsessions. Stereotypes. Clumsiness. Total IQ: 79
Verbal IQ: 96
Non Verbal IQ: 59
20 ♂ AS 8 Introverted. Difficult relationships with same age children. Intolerance of any remark No friend, no jobs, no interests, no hobbies. Prodigious memory. Unusual ability to grasp the double meaning of words. Pervasive circumscribed interests. Circumstantial and poor of content speech. Distress over trivial changes in the environment. Asking repetitive questions. Stereotypes. Clumsiness. Total IQ: 73
Verbal IQ: 84
Non Verbal IQ: 62
42 ♂ AS 11 Impaired social interaction with his fellows. Nice, jocular, facetious in his relation with adults. Periods of mutism. Bizarre and awkward communication. Echolalia. No friend, no jobs, no interests, no hobbies. Pervasive circumscribed interests. Hilarious attitude. Repetitive questions, contradictory answers. Bizarre thoughts. Endlessly doubts. Stereotypes. Clumsiness. Total IQ: 46
Verbal IQ: 55
Non Verbal IQ: 40
18 ♂ PDD-NOS 8 Minimal spontaneous speech. Periods of mutism, over-eating and under-eating. Inexpressive, un-reactive. Poor relationship with his schoolmates. Lonely. Minimal speech. Frequently mute. No eye contact. Coprophagy. Monosyllabic, frequently contradictory answers. Echolalia. Prodigious memory. Compulsive cleaning of his teeth. Stereotypes. Clumsiness. Total IQ: 73
Verbal IQ: 77
Non Verbal IQ: 71
31 ♂ AS 13 Introverted, disinclined to relationships. No interest in other people. Lack of social or emotional reciprocity Social isolation and inability to function in almost all areas. No contact with anyone but his grandfather and mother. Poor verbal communication and eye contact. Pervasive circumscribed interests. Slow, repetitive, pedantic speech. Obsessions. Clumsiness. Total IQ: 88
Verbal IQ: 94
Non Verbal IQ: 81
31 ♂ AS 8 Introverted, disinclined to relationships. Lack of empathy. Only one friend, no jobs, no interests, no hobbies, no sentimental relationships. Poor abstract thinking. Obsessive thought. Blunted affect, emotional withdrawal. Clumsiness. Total IQ: 66
Verbal IQ: 72
Non Verbal IQ: 66
23 ♂ AS 14 Poor communication. Inattentive, restless, lively, turbulent, saucy, He used to play, dance, run all alone. Unmotivated laughs. Impaired social interaction with his fellows. Better relationship with adults. Soliloquy. Poor handwriting and outcome in mathematics, spelling errors. Excellent memory, very able to play a part or to draw. Restlessness. Keeps useless objects. Interested only in watching football games or films on TV. Stereotypes. Clumsiness Total IQ: 75
Verbal IQ: 89
Non Verbal IQ: 66
36 ♂ AS 9 Lonely. No playing with his fellows. Wandering eyes. Social isolation. Poor school outcome. Prodigious memory of dates. Scanty and poor of content speech. Long pauses. Delayed answers. Compulsions. Mannerisms, stereotypes. Clumsiness Total IQ: 76
Verbal IQ: 85
Non Verbal IQ: 67
34 ♂ AD 8 Attention deficit, poor concentration, learning difficulties. Poor school outcome. Shy, embarrassed, unable to communicate, sensitive, lonely. Inappropriate eye contact. No friends, no personal or social relationship. Unable to follow rules. Prodigious eidetic memory. Accumulation of car miniatures and foreign money. Severe compulsions. Mannerisms, stereotypes. clumsiness Total IQ: 65
Verbal IQ.: 59
Non Verbal IQ: 76
42 ♂ AS 11 Precocious speech. Poor attention and concentration. Poor school outcome. Obsessions and compulsions. Bizarre mimic, wide open eyes, far away gaze, Social isolation. No friends, no personal or social relationship. Circumstantial, tangential, pedantic speech. Hyper-ability to play on words. Stuttering. Delayed answers. Pervasive circumscribed interests. Obsessions. Mannerisms, stereotypes. Clumsiness. Total IQ: 90
Verbal IQ: 110
Non Verbal IQ: 66
28 ♂ PDD-NOS 8 Mild speech delay. difficult relationship with his schoolmates and his adoptive parents. Social isolation and inability to function in almost all areas. Unable to follow rules. Rebellious. Violation of norms. Habit of collecting bottles full of his urines. Stereotypes. Clumsiness Total IQ: 96
Verbal IQ: 108
Non Verbal IQ: 80
19 ♀ AS 11 Precocious speech. Hyperactive, restless. Difficult relationship with her schoolmates Social isolation. No friends, no jobs, no interests, no hobbies. Difficult relationships with his schoolmates. Better relationship with adults. Scanty and poor of content speech. Excellent memory. Obsessions, compulsions. Total IQ: 70
Verbal IQ: 88
Non Verbal IQ: 54
25 ♂ AS 13 Poor school outcome. Dyscalculia. Impaired social interaction and communication. Lack of social and emotional reciprocity. Poor peer relationships and eye contact. No friends, no jobs. He spends time only watching films in TV or hearing music. Compulsions. Clumsiness. NA
30♂ AD 14 Inappropriate peer relationships. Impaired social interaction. Lack of social and emotional reciprocity. Tics, dysarthria, stuttering, dyslexia. Poor concentration and attention. Hyper-able to find original solutions of engineering. Pervasive circumscribed interests. Lonely, seldom leaving home. Obsessions, compulsions. Clumsiness. Total IQ: 108
Verbal IQ: 105
Non Verbal IQ: 110
31 ♂ AS 13 Impaired social interaction with his fellows. Poor school outcome. Shy, self-denigrating, methodical, but transient. Impaired social interaction with his fellows, easier interaction with adult people. Bizarre behavior. Pervasive circumscribed interests. Endless repetition of thoughts. Ruminative, poor of content speech. Clumsiness. Total IQ: 60
Verbal IQ: 75
Non Verbal IQ: 48
19 ♂ AS 13 Pedantic speech. Rich vocabulary. Tics. Clumsiness. Good school outcome. Introverted, depressed, obsessive. Complete social isolation from peers, easier relationship with adults. Poor speech and eye contact. Pervasive circumscribed interests. Compulsions. Accumulation of journals. Rigidly programmed routine. Mannerisms. Clumsiness. Total IQ: 100
Verbal IQ: 131
Non Verbal IQ: 79
35 ♂ AS 15 Shy, precise, methodical. Rigid thoughts. Difficult relationship with people. Periods of mutism. Stereotypes. Partially socially integrated. No friends, no sentimental relationships. Focused on the literal meaning of words. Antipathetic, insolent, exasperating. Fixative gaze. Pervasive circumscribed interests. Cold relationships with his family. Compulsions. Stuttering. Mannerisms. Total IQ: 121
Verbal IQ: 121
Non Verbal IQ: 117
30 ♂ AS 15 Lonely. Isolated and ostracized at school. Poor outcome at school. Stereotyped movements. Isolated. Impaired social interaction with his fellows. Easier interaction with adults. Only one sentimental relationship. Pervasive circumscribed interests. Excellent ability to narrate histories. Stuttering. Explosive words. Compulsions to collect journals. Stereotypes. Total IQ: 103
Verbal IQ: 107
Non Verbal IQ: 98
48 ♂ AS 14 Impaired social interaction with his fellows. Poor school outcome. No friends, no sentimental relationship, no jobs, no interests, no hobbies. Poor eye contact. Gaze on irrelevant targets. Bizarre behavior. Hyper-ability in mechanics and drawing. Obstinate, tidy, resistant to change mind. Echolalia. Contradictory answers. Distress over trivial changes in the environment. Scanty and poor of content speech. Stereotypes. clumsiness Total IQ: 100
Verbal IQ: 105
Non Verbal IQ: 96
16 ♂ AD 9 Impaired social interaction with his fellows. Poor writing and school outcome. Verbal stereotypes. Impaired social interaction. No friends, no sentimental relationship. Poor eye contact, lack of reciprocity, bizarre behavior. Short, stereotyped sentences, delayed answers, explosive words, dysprosodia. Fascination with spinning objects. Stereotypes. clumsiness NA
32 ♂ AD 13 Impaired social interaction with his fellows. Mild delay in speech. Capable of relationship with adults. Poor school outcome. Anxiety during interaction with other people. No friends. He likes only computers and travel. Dyscalculia. Poor writing. No sense of money. Collection of useless objects. Obsessions. Stereotypes. clumsiness Total IQ: 71
Verbal IQ: 72
Non Verbal IQ: 73
20 ♂ AS 15 Hyperability in reading, verbal and eidetic memory, checking orthographical errors immediately. Impaired social interaction with his fellows. he spent most of his time using computers. Hyperactive. Only one close friend in the course of years (his cousin) Very few acquaintances, no sentimental relationship, Possessory of his preferred foods and toys. Pervasive circumscribed interests. Accumulation of comic-strip magazines. Bizarre thoughts. Stereotyped smile. Clumsiness. Total IQ: 86
Verbal IQ: 92
Non verbal IQ: 81
22 ♂ AS 15 Hyperability in the calculation of dates. Excellent school outcome. Social isolation. Pervasive circumscribed interests. Clumsiness. Total IQ: 102
Verbal IQ: 112
Non Verbal IQ: 89
56 ♂ PDD-NOS 12 Impaired social interaction. Poor school outcome. Short communications, out of context No friends, in the past: short sentimental relations. Hyper-methodical in his habits. Tendency to syllabise words, stopped words. Accumulation of comic-strip magazines. Pervasive circumscribed interests. Clumsiness. Total IQ: 95
Verbal IQ: 95
Non Verbal IQ: 95
3939 ♂ PDD-NOS 17 Impaired social interaction. Periods of mutism. Hyper-ability in reading Stereotyped facial expression. Punctilious, pedantic, distractible, repetitive, meticulous, uncreative. Pedantic speech. Stuttering. Pervasive circumscribed interests. Accumulation of magazines. Obsessions. Clumsiness NA
25 ♂ PDD 8 Impaired social interaction with his fellows. Poor school outcome. Introverted, lonely, punctilious, pedantic, sensitive. Inappropriate, bizarre communications. Memory talent. Previous unskilled jobs for short periods of time, currently no job. Obsessions, compulsions. Clumsiness Total IQ: 80
Verbal IQ: 85
Non Verbal IQ: 76

AD = Autistic disorder; AS = Asperger’s disorder; BPD = Borderline personality disorder; MDps = Mood disorder with psychotic signs; PD-NOS = Psychiatric disorder not otherwise specified; PDD-NOS = Pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified; SAD = Schizoaffective disorder; Schi = Schizophrenia; SdPD = Schizoid personality disorder; OCD = Obsessive-compulsive disorder; StPD = Schizotypal personality disorder; NA= Not available.