Table 3.
The non-verbal and verbal communicative acts during the second year of life in five females with PSV: numbers stand for the number of individuals showing specific communicative behaviors assignable to the respective IPCA categories (Sigafoos et al., 2006; Sigafoos, Woodyatt, Keen, et al., 2000).
| Social convention | Attention to self | Reject/protest | Request object | Request action | Request info | Comment | Choice making | Answer | Imitate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-verbal behaviors | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Non-linguistic-verbal-behaviors | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Linguistic-verbal behaviors | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |