TABLE 1.
Overall Responsiveness to 25 Stimuli: Ranking of Different Aspects of Engagementa Ordered by Engagement Duration
| Type of Stimulus |
Social Appropriatenessb |
Stimulus Acceptancec |
Engagement Durationd |
Attentiond | Attituded | Stimulus Manipulatione |
Talking to or About Stimuluse |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One-on-one socializing with a research assistant | Live social | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | NA | 1 |
| Real baby | Live social | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 3 |
| Personalized—based on self-identity 1 | Identity | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | NA | 6 | |
| Personalized—based on self-identity 2 | Identity | 6 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 9 | |
| Respite video | Simulated social | 3 | 18 | 5 | 17 | 8 | NA | 8 |
| Lifelike doll | Simulated social | 2 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
| Envelope sorting | Work | 2 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 18 |
| Folding towels | Work | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 16 |
| Stamping envelopes | Work | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 4 | 11 |
| Large-print magazine | Reading | 3 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 22 |
| Coloring with markers | Task | 1 | 24 | 11 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 20 |
| Flower arrangement | Task | 3 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
| Building blocks | Manipulative | 1 | 14 | 13 | 21 | 24 | 14 | 24 |
| Fabric book | Manipulative | 1 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 12 |
| Robotic animal | Simulated social | 1 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| Real pet | Live social | 3 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 2 |
| Childish doll | Simulated social | 1 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 7 |
| Wallet/purse | Manipulative | 3 | 11 | 18 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 19 |
| Puzzle | Manipulative | 2 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 21 | 11 | 17 |
| Squeeze ball | Manipulative | 1 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 15 |
| Music | Music | 3 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 25 | NA | 25 |
| Plush animal | Simulated social | 1 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 16 | 10 |
| Expanding sphere | Manipulative | 1 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 21 |
| Tetherball | Manipulative | 2 | 20 | 24 | 19 | 22 | 15 | 23 |
| Activity pillow | Manipulative | 1 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 14 |
Notes:
a
The seven highest rankings are bolded for stimulus acceptance, engagement duration, attention, attitude, stimulus manipulation, and talking to or about the stimulus.
b
Social appropriateness: five staff members independently rated the social appropriateness of the stimuli as 1 = low appropriateness, 2 = moderately appropriate, or 3 = highly appropriate, and a median of the ratings was calculated for each stimulus.
c
Percentage of stimulus acceptance out of the total trials.
d
Based on means.
e
Based on frequency 0 = No, 1 = Yes.
NA, not available.