Table 1.

Sample menu of activities for structured observations of parent–child interactions over telehealth

Minimally verbal menu of activities (less than phrase speech)
Play with toys • Stuffed animal and feeding set • Vehicles and people figures • Blocks • Play dough	Pretend play together • Stuffed animals and feeding set • Vehicles and people figures • Dolls or action figures • Farm set or doll house
Play with people • Bubbles • Balloons • Ball game (tossing a ball gently back and forth)	Table (or floor) play together • Puzzle • Coloring • Stacking blocks or putting them in a container
Joint attention • Instruct parents to point to something at a distance as in ADOS-RJA	Response to name • Instruct parents to try calling child’s name up to 4 times • If no response, instruct to do or say something without touching • If no response, instruct to touch
Meals and snacks • Pick two kinds of foods and have Tupperware containers available with lids to put them in (e.g., grapes and goldfish crackers)
Phrases menu of activities
Play with toys • Stuffed animal and feeding set • Vehicles and people figures • Blocks • Play dough	Pretend play together • Stuffed animals and feeding set • Vehicles and people figures • Dolls or action figures • Farm set or doll house
Play with people • Bubbles • Balloons • Ball game (tossing a ball gently back and forth)	Table (or floor) play together • Puzzle • Coloring • Stacking blocks or putting them in a container
Joint attention • Instruct parents to point to something at a distance as in ADOS-RJA	Response to name • Instruct parents to try calling child’s name up to 4 times • If no response, instruct to do or say something without touching • If no response, instruct to touch
Meals and snacks • Pick two kinds of foods and have Tupperware containers available with lids to put them in (e.g., grapes and goldfish crackers)	Book sharing • Pick 1–2 picture books that your child likes and look at the books together • Encourage parent to comment and ask questions to build interaction around the book
Show and tell • Have your child pick 1 favorite toy or item to tell the parent about it
Verbally fluent menu of activities, ages 4 to adolescent
Book sharing • Pick 1–2 picture books that your child likes and look at the books together	Show and tell • Have your child pick 1 favorite toy or item to tell the examiner about • Also pick a more neutral item—something your child likes but is not a super strong interest (e.g., toy or something they drew or made for school)
Pretend play alone (as appropriate for age) • Action figures or animal figurines, doll set • Vehicles and people figures • Legos (pretending)	Pretend play together (as appropriate for age) • Action figures or animal figurines, doll set • Vehicles and people figures • Legos (pretending)
Table (or floor) play together • Puzzle • Coloring/art • Legos (building) • Board game	Conversation attempts up to 3x
BOSA interview questions to build conversation (select ~ 3)	Module 3 interview questions
Verbally fluent menu of activities, adolescent and adult
BOSA interview questions to build conversation (select ~ 4)	Module 4 interview questions
Conversation attempts up to 3x	Show and tell • Have your child pick 1 favorite item, movie, or book to tell the examiner about • Also pick a more neutral item—something your child likes but is not a super strong interest (e.g., something they built or did for school)