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Body Brain Center Sensory Scales (BBCSS) - Self Report Form

The Brain Body Center Sensory Scales (BBCSS) are designed as a general, preliminary assessment of behaviors related to sensory processing profiles, including auditory, visual, and tactile processing, and feeding behaviors. Individual responses to different environmental stimuli vary widely, and learning more about an individual’s sensory processing is an important component of any comprehensive behavioral evaluation. If you are unsure whether you have ever displayed the behavior in question, or if you have NEVER displayed the behavior, please answer Not sure/Not Applicable.

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Auditory Hypersensitivity Auditory Hyposensitivity Visual Hypersensitivity Tactile Hypersensitivity Affiliative Touch Aversion Selective Eating Ingestive Digestive

1. How often do you respond negatively to unexpected or loud noises (for example, hide or cringe at noise from ambulance, train, fire or car alarm, fireworks)?

Almost Always Frequently/Often Sometimes/Occasionally Almost Never Not Sure/Not Applicable

2. How often do you become distracted, or have difficulty following verbal instructions when there is a lot of noise around?

Almost Always Frequently/Often Sometimes/Occasionally Almost Never Not Sure/Not Applicable

3. How often do you hold your hands over or plug your ears?

Almost Always Frequently/Often Sometimes/Occasionally Almost Never Not Sure/Not Applicable

4. How often do you not to hear what others say (for example, you fail to pay attention to what others say)?

Almost Always Frequently/Often Sometimes/Occasionally Almost Never Not Sure/Not Applicable

5. How often do you have trouble working with background noise (for example, air conditioner, traffic noises, airplanes)?

Almost Always Frequently/Often Sometimes/Occasionally Almost Never Not Sure/Not Applicable

6. How often do you not respond when your name is called, even though you know your hearing is not a problem?

Almost Always Frequently/Often Sometimes/Occasionally Almost Never Not Sure/Not Applicable

7. How often are you unusually angry, frightened, or in pain when others cry or scream?

Almost Always Frequently/Often Sometimes/Occasionally Almost Never Not Sure/Not Applicable

8. How often do others have to speak loudly or get very close to your face to get your attention?

Almost Always Frequently/Often Sometimes/Occasionally Almost Never Not Sure/Not Applicable

9. How often are you unaware of continuous noise in the environment (for example, TV, stereo)?

Almost Always Frequently/Often Sometimes/Occasionally Almost Never Not Sure/Not Applicable

10. How often are you overly aware, distracted, or disturbed by continuous noise in the environment (for example, TV, stereo)?

Almost Always Frequently/Often Sometimes/Occasionally Almost Never Not Sure/Not Applicable

11. How often do you take a long time to respond when spoken to, even to familiar voices?

Almost Always Frequently/Often Sometimes/Occasionally Almost Never Not Sure/Not Applicable

12. How often do you startle easily at sound, compared to others, with loud or high-pitched noises (for example, vacuum, blender, fire alarms)?

Almost Always Frequently/Often Sometimes/Occasionally Almost Never Not Sure/Not Applicable

13. How often are you distracted by sounds not normally noticed by other people (for example, air conditioning fans, trains or planes outside)?

Almost Always Frequently/Often Sometimes/Occasionally Almost Never Not Sure/Not Applicable

14. How often do you respond negatively (i.e. become distracted or anxious) when entering places with continuous background noises (for example, grocery stores, schools, shopping malls)?

Almost Always Frequently/Often Sometimes/Occasionally Almost Never Not Sure/Not Applicable

15. How often are you bothered by bright lights after others’ eyes have adapted to the same light?

Almost Always Frequently/Often Sometimes/Occasionally Almost Never Not Sure/Not Applicable

16. How often do you cover your eyes or squint?

Almost Always Frequently/Often Sometimes/Occasionally Almost Never Not Sure/Not Applicable

17. How often are you unable to tolerate bright lights?

Almost Always Frequently/Often Sometimes/Occasionally Almost Never Not Sure/Not Applicable

18. How often are you unable to tolerate flashing lights?

Almost Always Frequently/Often Sometimes/Occasionally Almost Never Not Sure/Not Applicable

19. How often do you get agitated when exposed to bright lights?

Almost Always Frequently/Often Sometimes/Occasionally Almost Never Not Sure/Not Applicable

20. How often are you sensitive to bright lights (for example, squint or close eyes)?

Almost Always Frequently/Often Sometimes/Occasionally Almost Never Not Sure/Not Applicable

21. How often are you sensitive to flashing lights (for example, squint or close eyes)?

Almost Always Frequently/Often Sometimes/Occasionally Almost Never Not Sure/Not Applicable

22. How often do you hesitate to go outside when it’s sunny?

Almost Always Frequently/Often Sometimes/Occasionally Almost Never Not Sure/Not Applicable

23. How often are you easily distracted by movement only you can see?

Almost Always Frequently/Often Sometimes/Occasionally Almost Never Not Sure/Not Applicable

24. How often are you easily distracted by movements of objects (i.e. mechanical objects or repetitive movements)?

Almost Always Frequently/Often Sometimes/Occasionally Almost Never Not Sure/Not Applicable

25. How often are you distressed or overly-sensitive to tooth-brushing?

Almost Always Frequently/Often Sometimes/Occasionally Almost Never Not Sure/Not Applicable

26. How often are you distressed or overly-sensitive to face-washing?

Almost Always Frequently/Often Sometimes/Occasionally Almost Never Not Sure/Not Applicable

27. How often are you distressed or overly-sensitive to fingernail-cutting?

Almost Always Frequently/Often Sometimes/Occasionally Almost Never Not Sure/Not Applicable

28. How often are you distressed or overly-sensitive to hair-brushing?

Almost Always Frequently/Often Sometimes/Occasionally Almost Never Not Sure/Not Applicable

29. How often do you remove labels or tags from most clothing, or ask that they be removed?

Almost Always Frequently/Often Sometimes/Occasionally Almost Never Not Sure/Not Applicable

30. How often do you refuse to wear certain fabrics or find certain fabrics irritating?

Almost Always Frequently/Often Sometimes/Occasionally Almost Never Not Sure/Not Applicable

31. How often do you find certain garments are too tight, scratchy or irritating?

Almost Always Frequently/Often Sometimes/Occasionally Almost Never Not Sure/Not Applicable

32. How often do you prefer to not wear certain clothing items?

Almost Always Frequently/Often Sometimes/Occasionally Almost Never Not Sure/Not Applicable

33. How often do you resist hugging?

Almost Always Frequently/Often Sometimes/Occasionally Almost Never Not Sure/Not Applicable

34. How often do you react negatively or overly sensitively to hand-holding?

Almost Always Frequently/Often Sometimes/Occasionally Almost Never Not Sure/Not Applicable

35. How often do you react emotionally or overly sensitively to being touched?

Almost Always Frequently/Often Sometimes/Occasionally Almost Never Not Sure/Not Applicable

36. How often do you react emotionally or overly sensitively when touching very cold objects with your hands?

Almost Always Frequently/Often Sometimes/Occasionally Almost Never Not Sure/Not Applicable

37. How often do you react emotionally or overly sensitively when very cold objects touch your face?

Almost Always Frequently/Often Sometimes/Occasionally Almost Never Not Sure/Not Applicable

38. How often do you avoid certain tastes?

Almost Always Frequently/Often Sometimes/Occasionally Almost Never Not Sure/Not Applicable

39. How often do you resist certain textures of food?

Almost Always Frequently/Often Sometimes/Occasionally Almost Never Not Sure/Not Applicable

40. How often do you avoid certain food smells?

Almost Always Frequently/Often Sometimes/Occasionally Almost Never Not Sure/Not Applicable

41. How often do you resist certain temperatures of food?

Almost Always Frequently/Often Sometimes/Occasionally Almost Never Not Sure/Not Applicable

42. How often do you gag?

Almost Always Frequently/Often Sometimes/Occasionally Almost Never Not Sure/Not Applicable

43. How often do you vomit?

Almost Always Frequently/Often Sometimes/Occasionally Almost Never Not Sure/Not Applicable

44. How often do you have acid reflux?

Almost Always Frequently/Often Sometimes/Occasionally Almost Never Not Sure/Not Applicable

45. How often do you have excessive intestinal gas?

Almost Always Frequently/Often Sometimes/Occasionally Almost Never Not Sure/Not Applicable

46. How often are you constipated?

Almost Always Frequently/Often Sometimes/Occasionally Almost Never Not Sure/Not Applicable

47. How often do you experience stomach or intestinal cramping?

Almost Always Frequently/Often Sometimes/Occasionally Almost Never Not Sure/Not Applicable

48. How often do you have difficulty swallowing solid foods?

Almost Always Frequently/Often Sometimes/Occasionally Almost Never Not Sure/Not Applicable

49. How often do you suck on objects other than food (for example, pen, lip, own tongue)?

Almost Always Frequently/Often Sometimes/Occasionally Almost Never Not Sure/Not Applicable

50. How often do you eat (or want to eat) significantly less than you think is appropriate for your size or age?

Almost Always Frequently/Often Sometimes/Occasionally Almost Never Not Sure/Not Applicable

The scores will display once you have responded to every statement.

The BBCSS is complete, and the summary scores are printed below. You can find further information about the interpretation of these values on the TSRC website by following this link

Subscale Scores (Reported as Means: Almost Never = 1 ... Almost Always = 4)

You can find further information about the interpretation of these values on the TSRC website by following this link

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References

1. Porges, S. W. (2012). The Brain-Body Center Sensory Scales (BBCSS). The Brain-Body Center. Chicago: University of Illinois at Chicago.

2. Kolacz, J., Raspa, M., Heilman, K.J. et al. Evaluating Sensory Processing in Fragile X Syndrome: Psychometric Analysis of the Brain Body Center Sensory Scales (BBCSS). J Autism Dev Disord 48, 2187–2202 (2018).

3. Keith, J.M., Jamieson, J.P. & Bennetto, L. The Importance of Adolescent Self-Report in Autism Spectrum Disorder: Integration of Questionnaire and Autonomic Measures. J Abnorm Child Psychol 47, 741–754 (2019).

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