Table 5

Areas of concern raised in the initial referral letter

Area of concern at referral
Number of children

Speech and language development
18 (85.7%)
Motor development
2 (9.5%)
Social interaction
10 (47.6%)
Unusual behaviour
9 (42.9%)
Aggressive behaviour
2 (9.5%)
Short attention span
4 (19.0%)

Table 5 shows the areas of concerns raised in the initial referral letter (n = 21). In some children there was more than one area of concern mentioned in the letter.

Tebruegge et al. BMC Pediatrics 2004 4:4   doi:10.1186/1471-2431-4-4