Table 3.
Coding categories and behaviours used to measure behaviour across conditions.
| Coding category | Code | Subcode | Coding type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Repetitive motor behaviours | Whole body | Frequency and duration | |
| Hand/finger/foot | |||
| Locomotion | |||
| Sensory | Defensive visual | Frequency and duration | |
| Defensive auditory | |||
| Defensive tactile | |||
| Seeking visual | |||
| Seeking auditory | |||
| Seeking tactile | |||
| Social communication | Speech | Speech (any that is not stereotyped/idiosyncratic) | Frequency |
| Stereotyped/idiosyncratic | |||
| Vocalisations | |||
| Social behaviour | Showing | ||
| Requesting | |||
| Offering information | |||
| Asks for information | |||
| Shared enjoyment | |||
| Gestures | Conventional | ||
| Informational | |||
| Emphatic/beats | |||
| Deictic | |||
| Mimicry | Full mimic | ||
| Partial mimic | |||
| Rapport | Global rating | ||
| Anxiety | Whine or whimper | Frequency | |
| Stutter | |||
| Trembling/shaking body or voice | |||
| Jumpiness | |||
| Body contortions or rigid posture | |||
| Physical complaint | |||
| Desire to leave | |||
| Expression of fear or worry | |||
| Cry | |||
| Irritable | |||
| Positive affect | Smiling | Frequency | |
| Laughing | |||
| Verbal expressions of enjoyment | |||
| Integrated singing and dancing | |||
| Attention | Global rating |