Table 1.

Varimax Rotated Principal Axis Loadings of Sensory Over-Responsivity Symptoms

Items	Factors
	Auditory	Tactile
How often did your child seem overly sensitive to, or irritated by, certain sounds, voices or music?*	.69	.15
How often did your child ask or gesture for the volume of loud music, radio, or TV to be lowered?*	.54	.03
How often did you child seem to be alarmed when s/he heard sirens in the distance?*	.50	.15
Is bothered by loud noises or bright lights†	.50	.17
How often was your child distracted by background sounds that do not bother most other people?*	.49	.25
Is easily startled†	.37	.19
How often does your child object to scratchy clothing fabrics such as wool?*	.15	.62
Is bothered by how some things feel on his/her skin†	.06	.60
Won’t touch some objects because of how they feel†	.23	.55
How often did your child object to changes in articles of clothing that fit snuggly or tightly?*	.10	.50
Dislikes some foods because of how they feel†	.12	.45
How often did your child refuse to touch a sticky or gooey substance?*	.19	.38
When touching a new object, how often did your child seem concerned by how smooth or rough the texture was?*	.25	.38

Notes: N = 907.

^*Item is taken from Toddler Behavior Assessment Questionnaire (TBAQ) Perceptual Sensitivity Scale,

^†Item is taken from the Infant-Toddler Social and Emotional Assessment (ITSEA) Sensory Sensitivity Scale