The Immediate Effects of Deep Pressure on Young People with Autism and Severe Intellectual Difficulties: Demonstrating Individual Differences

Table 1

It shows the characteristics of the participants. Not all participants had been tested on the psychoeducational profile [14], but all of them had been assessed educationally using the P scales as recommended for pupils with special educational needs in England [15].

Participant (number of sessions)	Age (yrs:mths)	Psychoeducational profile [14]						Academic levels	Communication Skills	Reasons for deep pressure
		Cognitive verbal/preverbal	Expressive language	Receptive language	Fine Motor	Gross Motor	VMI
Alison (130)	07:10	38	26	23	39	29	30	P5	PECS level 3	Banging her head against people
Brian (45)	17:09							P5	PECS level 4	Hitting self, body slamming against walls
Carl (40)	12:10	20	<12	19	23	25	25	P5	PECS level 1	Biting hand
David (17)	13:09	25	21	23	29	27	25	P5	PECS level 4	Dropping to floor
Eric (49)	15:03	26	13	15	23	22	18	P6		Slapping walls
Fenella (17)	14:06	<12	<12	<12	<12	<12	<12	P4	PECS level 4	Dropping to floor
Graham (39)	15:10							P5	PECS level 3	Slapping own head
Herbert (48)	09:05							P4	PECS level 1	Wraps himself in blanket, extremely sensitive to sound