Table 3.
Descriptive data of the challenging behaviors presented by Ivo, Jorge, and Vicente obtained by The Observer XT.
| Results obtained by The Observer XT | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Min. | Max. | Mean | SD | Rate/min | |
| IVO CHALLENGING BEHAVIORS | ||||||
| Total self-injury behaviors | 391 | |||||
| Hitting his leg | 205 | 0 | 53 | 13.67 | 18.02 | 0.17 |
| Banging his head | 102 | 0 | 22 | 6.8 | 9.03 | 0.09 |
| Hitting his hand | 45 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 0.05 |
| Hitting his arm | 20 | 0 | 15 | 1.33 | 3.89 | 0.02 |
| Hitting his belly | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0.6 | 1.18 | 0.008 |
| Hitting his face | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0.4 | 1.06 | 0.005 |
| Hitting his chest | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0.27 | 0.8 | 0.003 |
| Total physical aggression behaviors | 83 | |||||
| Hitting others | 61 | 0 | 20 | 4.07 | 5.81 | 0.05 |
| Kicking others | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0.87 | 1.51 | 0.01 |
| Head banging others | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0.33 | 0.9 | 0.004 |
| Punching others | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.07 | 0.26 | 0.002 |
| Total disruptive behaviors | 35 | |||||
| Escaping from work room | 35 | 0 | 9 | 2.33 | 2.72 | 0.03 |
| Damage or destruction of objects | 27 | |||||
| Throwing material | 27 | 0 | 6 | 1.8 | 2.43 | 0.02 |
| Total socially-offensive behaviors | 2 | |||||
| Being naked in public | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.07 | 0.26 | 0 |
| Urinating in classroom | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.07 | 0.26 | 0 |
| Total stereotyped behaviors | 256 | |||||
| Wandering | 134 | 0 | 47 | 7.87 | 12.17 | 0.089 |
| Rocking | 110 | 0 | 33 | 7.33 | 9.5 | 0.073 |
| Waving an object | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0.8 | 2.83 | 0.008 |
| JORGE CHALLENGING BEHAVIORS | ||||||
| Total stereotyped behaviors | 303 | |||||
| Shake scarf | 246 | 2 | 49 | 16.4 | 11.48 | 0.18 |
| Shout | 57 | 0 | 13 | 3.8 | 4.07 | 0.08 |
| Total compulsive acts | 144 | |||||
| Turn on the light | 33 | 0 | 9 | 2.2 | 2.15 | 0.03 |
| Close the door | 38 | 0 | 6 | 2.53 | 1.81 | 0.04 |
| Order materials | 20 | 0 | 4 | 1.33 | 1.29 | 0.23 |
| Turn off the light | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0.93 | 1.34 | 0.02 |
| Separate legs crossed | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0.6 | 1.06 | 0.03 |
| Pulls up socks | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.83 | 0.02 |
| Close the window | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0.53 | 1.13 | 0.34 |
| Open the door | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0.33 | 1.05 | 0.03 |
| Open the window | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.2 | 0.78 | 0.03 |
| Open curtains | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.13 | 0.52 | 0.02 |
| Turn on the radio | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.13 | 0.52 | 0.02 |
| Close the pot | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.07 | 0.26 | 0.01 |
| Total physical aggression behaviors | 19 | |||||
| Hitting others | 16 | 0 | 5 | 1.14 | 1.56 | 0.03 |
| Kicking others | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0.21 | 0.58 | 0.02 |
| Total damage or destruction objects | 14 | |||||
| Hitting the mat | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0.73 | 1.43 | 0.04 |
| Hitting the window | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.13 | 0.52 | 0.02 |
| Throwing material | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.13 | 0.35 | 0.04 |
| Total self-injury | 12 | |||||
| Hitting his face | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.86 | 0.01 |
| Hitting his leg | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0.5 | 1.09 | 0.03 |
| Hitting his chest | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.27 | 0.001 |
| VICENTE CHALLENGING BEHAVIORS | ||||||
| Total stereotyped behaviors | 998 | |||||
| Rubbing his palate with his thumb | 421 | 2 | 84 | 23.39 | 20.21 | 0.36 |
| Rocking | 240 | 2 | 28 | 12.71 | 8 | 2321.34 |
| Waving an object | 263 | 6 | 52 | 15.41 | 12.67 | 0.22 |
| Wandering | 74 | 0 | 13 | 4.11 | 4.21 | 677.62 |
| Total self-injury | 101 | |||||
| Banging his head | 100 | 0 | 46 | 5.56 | 11.16 | 0.16 |
| Clawing his face | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 0.24 | 0.04 |
| Physical aggression | 54 | |||||
| Pulls clothes | 19 | 0 | 6 | 1.06 | 1.59 | 0.04 |
| Hitting others | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0.89 | 1.49 | 0.04 |
| Pinching others | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0.67 | 1.41 | 0.03 |
| Pulling others hair | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0.28 | 0.75 | 0.29 |
| Clawing others | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.11 | 0.47 | 0.44 |
30 hours of observation.