Table 2.
Coding categories.
| A Priori Categorical Code | Sub-Code | Description or Example |
|---|---|---|
| Sensory Processing (SP) | (Proprioceptive, Vestibular, tactile, auditory, visual) | |
| Registration | SP-R | Orients to sensations |
| Discrimination | SP-D | Senses differences in sensory stimuli |
| Modulation | SP-M | Hyper-reactive, hypo-reactive, or typical response |
| Other | SP-O | Other sensory processing observations |
| Postural Functions (P) | ||
| Postural stability | P-S | Maintains stable head/trunk control/postural orientation |
| Postural adjustments | P-A | Muscle activation to maintain balance or prepare to move |
| Postural transitions | P-T | Moving prone to supine to sit/quad/kneel/stand, vice versa |
| Other | P-O | Other postural observations |
| Bilateral Integration (BI) | ||
| Crossing midline | B-C | Moving arm/leg across midline of body |
| Symmetrical bilateral | B-S | Each side of body doing same movement at same time |
| Reciprocal bilateral | B-R | Alternating movements between R & L sides of body |
| Asymmetrical bilateral | B-A | Each side of body doing a different movement or action |
| Other | B-O | eg,: Improved bilateral rhythm, etc. |
| Visual Processing (VP) | ||
| Visual attention | VP-A | Attend to relevant visual info, look at task at hand |
| Joint attention | VP-JA | 2 people attend to each other and to same object/event |
| Vis motor integration | VMI | Eyes and hands work together in coordinated way |
| Other | VP-O | eg,: Eyes crossed midline, vestibular-ocular reflex, etc. |
| Praxis (PX) | ||
| Continues motions | PX-C | After practice motion faded or stopped, continues motion |
| Imitation | PX-IM | Copies/imitates therapist or other person in room |
| Ideation/motor plan | PX-I | Develops idea & executes motor action w/ no cues/assist |
| Other | PX-O | eg,: Actively approximates intended movement |
| Participation | In transition/play/self-help/tx activities: trace to initiates | |
| Adaptive behaviors | PA | Rights trunk/balances/protectively extends/motor plans/reaches/grasps/differentiates 2 sides of body/crosses midline/visually attends, localizes or tracks to particip |
| Anecdotal observation | ANEC | Comments from team/parent on new participation in classroom/therapy/home/community activity |
| Strategies (ST) | (Adaptations to increase assess to ASI or participation) | |
| Equipm/tools adapted | ST-E | To address postural, bilateral, praxis or visual issues |
| Techniques adapted | ST-T | To address sensory, motor, and/or cognitive issues |
| Praxis adaptations | ST-P | eg,: Wait time after cues, practice motions/fading assist |
| Orthopedic adaptation | ST-OR | Due to decreased range of motion, scoliosis, etc. |
| Weakness adaptation | ST-W | eg,: Therapist eliminates gravity, partial assistance, etc. |
| Other | ST-O | Other strategy to increase access |
| Interfering Factors (I) | (Interrupted engagement/participation, part-all session) | |
| Fatigue/sleepy/asleep | I-F | Lethargy, low energy, and/or dozing off |
| Distracted | I-D | Attention diverted from activity at times |
| Agitated | I-A | Upset by internal or external sensations |
| Pain/sick/ill | I-PS | Discomfort from physical/medical issues |
| Stereotypies | I-S | Involuntary, repetitive, purposeless hand movements |
| Orthopedic challenges | I-OR | Joint contractures, scoliosis, stiffness, etc. |
| Weakness challenges | I-W | Decreased strength affects stability or active movement |
| Other | I-O | eg,: Discomfort, avoids prone, strict sensory preferences, gravitational insecurity, typical Rett symptoms such as poor praxis, involuntary release, stereotypies, etc. |