While clinical signs vary, the most
common reported include panting, pacing, hiding, drooling and following people through the home.2 Some animals, perhaps more severely affected, may be destructive to
items in their
environment.
Other scales
in the MCS measured unusual thoughts or perceptual experiences that, although more prevalent
in children with neurodevelopmental disorders and those who later develop adult psychiatric illness, are nonetheless
common in child populations25: a majority of children (52.2 %) responded «Certainly True» to at least one of the nine PLE
items, and the high mean total scores on Perceptual Sensitivity indicated that most children also reported sensitivity to slight, low - intensity stimulation
in the
environment.