Table 2.
Coding categories of reported problems, examples of reported problems, and coding categories of reported problems organized into themes
| Code | Examples | Themes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decreasing inappropriate behavior | Acquiring new skills | Maintaining current levels of performance | ||
| Problem behavior | Aggression; disruption; self-injury; inappropriate language; elopement | X | ||
| Social/play skills | No socialization with peers; virtual etiquette; internet safety; inappropriate play with toys; creating sibling relationships | X | X | |
| School/academics | Resistance/avoids work; lack of focus; how to teach at home | X | X | X |
| Daily living | How to teach toothbrushing; refusal to leave home; lack of personal hygiene; clothing selectivity | X | ||
| Schedule/routine | How to create a home routine; routine rigidity | X | X | |
| Technology | Asks for iPad all day; how to decrease screen time | X | ||
| Eating | Food refusal; food selectivity | X | X | |
| Toileting | Not toilet trained; increase in accidents | X | ||
| Sleep | Will not fall asleep; wakes up in the middle of the night | X | ||
| Communication | Cannot express wants and needs | X | ||
| Current issues | How to explain COVID-19; how to explain the Black Lives Matter protests | X | ||
| Mental health | Anxiety | X | ||