Table 1.

Demographic characteristics

Subject	Age (years)	Vineland-2 composite†	ABC-C total‡	Frequency of SIB	Current treatments
1	13.9	48	77	Daily	Response blocking, chewable toy
2	12.3	54	76	Hourly	Medications
3	13.4	60	77	Daily	Medications, token economy
4	11.3	44	68	Daily	No treatments
5	13.3	46	116	Weekly	Medications, time-out
6	17.5	37	36	Daily	No treatments
7	11.5	68	51	Daily	Medications, redirection
8	12.9	37	75	Daily	Time-out, reprimanding
9	12.5	51	74	Daily	Medications, calming strategies
10	11.9	55	86	Hourly	Medications
11	16.3	58	54	Daily	Medications, calming strategies
12	13.6	43	87	Hourly	Reprimanding
13	15.4	61	68	Hourly	Medications, chewable toy
14	12.8	58	102	Weekly	Medications, visual schedule
15	12.4	36	123	Weekly	Medications, compliance with requests
16	10.6	71	24	Daily	Chewable toy
17	13.5	55	80	Daily	Medications, calming strategies
18	11.5	55	78	Daily	Medications, calming strategies
19	15.4	59	33	Daily	Medications
20	14.1	47	65	Daily	Applying lotion
21	14.4	54	18	Daily	Reprimand
22	15.6	42	27	Daily	Medication, reprimanding, calming strategies

^†Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, Second Edition (Sparrow, Cicchetti & Balla, 2005).

^‡Aberrant Behavior Checklist – Community (Aman & Singh 1994). SIB, self-injurious behaviour.