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Table 1 Summary of patients’ early development and first evaluation (y: years, m: months)

From: Lithium as a rescue therapy for regression and catatonia features in two SHANK3 patients with autism spectrum disorder: case reports

 

Patient 1

Patient 2

Diagnosis (DSM 5)

ASD

ASD

Early development

Perinatal history

No

No

Walking (y,m)

1,2

1,3

Cleanliness day and night (y)

3

3

Language (first words) (y,m)

3,5

2,3

Age of first evaluation

6

9

Autism intensity (CARS-T)

36

34.5

Intellectual level (Terman-Merill) (y,m)

2,9

2,9

Speech delay, echolalia, stereotypical language

yes

yes

Vineland I : Communication (y,m)

2,3

2,8

  Daily living skills (y,m)

2,4

2,1

  Socialization (y,m)

1,8

2,3