TABLE 2.

Art, Colors, and Emotions treatment main domains and activities: examples of contents.

Areas	Sub-domain	Example of activity	Session phases
			1	2	3	4	5	6
Activities to improve cognition	Language	Naming objects, materials, and shapes	X	X	X
		Naming primary, secondary, and complementary colors	X		X		X
		Naming emotions			X			X
		Comprehension of simple instructions	X	X		X	X
	Memory	Recall of popular paintings	X		X
		Recall of the activities of the week	X
		Use of the chromatic circle for the memorization of primary colors		X			X
		Use of the chromatic circle for the recall of the making of secondary colors		X			X
		Carefully look at a painting and memorizing			X
		Recall of information from a painting previously observed	X		X			X
		Recall of events, people, and environments from the past		X			X
	Executive functions and praxis	Put parts of a painting in the correct position					X
		Mix tempera colors to lighten or darken colors					X
		Mix tempera primary colors to obtain secondary and tertiary colors					X
		Fill an empty chromatic circle by placing colors in the right order					X
		Design of drawings					X
		Follow simple instructions to use painting materials					X
	Attention	Found specific details in a painting			X			X
		Tell the difference between different hues of color		X	X			X
Activities to reduce behavioral symptoms	Sensory stimulation	Touch materials of different textures		X
		Touch, smell, and taste fruit/spices		X
		Touch and smell flowers and leaves		X
		Listen to some music related to the theme of the session			X
		Listen to some music while drawing or painting					X
Activities to promote communication	Verbal communication	Describing a place from childhood		X				X
		Describing one’s own photo		X				X
		Recognition and description of the emotions, objects, and subjects depicted by other participants						X
		Recognition and descriptions of the emotions, objects and subjects expressed in paintings			X			X
	Non-verbal communication	Drawing and coloring a place from childhood					X
		Drawing and coloring my favorite objects					X
		Coloring an emotion					X