Table 3. SRS Item-by-item Consensus Coding.

Item #	Social (S; 24 items)	% agreement
2	Incongruent facial expressions	75
6	Solitary	88
7	Awareness of others' state of mind	63
10	Very literal	75
15*	Identifying others' facial expressions and verbal tone	50
16	Poor eye gaze	88
18	Trouble forming friendships	100
22	Engages with other peers	75
23	Avoids group activities	100
26	Comforts those in distress	88
27	Does not initiate social interchanges	75
33	Socially awkward	88
34	Avoids emotional intimacy with others	100
37**	Trouble relating to peers	100
38	Modulates his/her response according to the mood of others	100
45	Pays attention to what others are interested in	100
46	Facial expressions are too serious	88
47	Acts silly or laughs at unsuitable moments	75
54	Reacts to people as objects	100
55	Is aware of other's “personal space”	75
56	Walks in between two people….	63
60	Does not display his/her feelings	100
63	Inappropriately touches others	75
65	Daydreams	63
Communication (C; 8 items)
12*	Tells others how he/she feels	38
13	Poor turn-taking skills during conversations	88
19	Frustrated in trying to verbally convey ideas	63
21	Imitation of others' actions	63
35	No typical flow in conversations	100
40	Make-believe games	100
51	Trouble responding to questions in a direct fashion	75
53	Mechanical speech	63
Restricted, Repetitive Behaviors or Interests (R; 10 items)
4	Unusual unyielding patterns of behavior when under stress	100
20	Odd sensory interests	100
24	Trouble with transitions or changes in schedule	100
28	Repetitive thoughts….	63
31	Cannot stop thinking about a particular subject/topic	88
39	Limited interests	100
42	Particularly responsive to sensory input	88
50	Hands mannerisms	100
58	Details instead of the big picture	88
61	Difficult time modifying his/her views	100
Not Autism Specific (Non-SCR; 23 items)
1	More active in social situations	75
3	Confident when engaging with others	63
5	Socially naïve	63
8	Strange bizarre behaviors	63
9	Overly reliant on adults	75
11	Confident	100
14	Clumsy	88
17	Knows when something is not just	63
25	Unaware about being different from others	63
29*	His/her peers think he/she is strange	38
30	Upset in situations with a lot happening	63
32	Appropriate hygiene	100
36	Trouble relating to adults	63
41	Shifts from one task to another	88
43	Does not display anxiety when parents are gone	75
44	Poor concept of cause and effect	75
48*	Is humorous	50
49	Does very well with some things but not with others	75
52*	Aware of being too loud	50
57	Bullied/teased	88
59	Suspicious	88
62	Irrational motivations for doing things	88
64	Anxious in social interactions	75

Note:

^*For items 12, 15, 29, 48, and 52, 4 or fewer coders agreed on any one category. Thus, authors RG and ADM came to a consensus on these items.

^**Item 37 was consensus coded by 7 clinicians instead of 8. Items from the SRS copyright © 2005 by Western Psychological Services. Item content adapted for scholarly reference purposes and reprinted by permission of the publisher, Western Psychological Services, 12031 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, 90025, U.S.A. (rights@wpspublish.com) Not to be reprinted in whole or in part for any additional purpose without the expressed, written permission of the publisher. All rights reserved.