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Protocol - Brain-Body Center Sensory Scales (BBCSS)

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Description

The Brain-Body Center Sensory Scales (BBCSS) is a self-report questionnaire based on Polyvagal theory, which links cranial nerve feedback and regulatory mechanisms to behavior. It includes 67 questions across four subscales: Auditory Processing, Visual Processing, Tactile Processing, and Eating and Feeding Behaviors. Each item is scored on a 5-point Likert-style scale and also captures age of onset, age of peak behavior, and age behavior ended. Overall and subscale scores are generated by summing the responses of the individual items. Clinical and research utility: the BBCSS can identify specific areas of dysfunction in clients/students and may inform clinicians to refine interventions. The scales provide a method to organize disparate reports of reactivity across various sensory systems with an opportunity to evaluate features of hypersensitivity.

The BBCSS includes separate adult and child versions. The child version includes alternate forms: one for the primary caregiver, and the other for the teacher. For the adults, one self-administered, and the other is interview-administered.

Specific Instructions

The Brain-Body Center Sensory Scales (BBCSS) is a proprietary instrument and administration requires a licensing agreement that is available by contacting info@polyvagalscience.com

Availability

Limited Availability

Protocol

Description of the Brain-Body Center Sensory Scales (BBCSS)

The Brain-Body Center Sensory Scales (BBCSS) is a self-report questionnaire based on Polyvagal theory, which links cranial nerve feedback and regulatory mechanisms to behavior. It includes 67 questions across four subscales: Auditory Processing, Visual Processing, Tactile Processing, and Eating and Feeding Behaviors. Each item is scored on a 5-point Likert-style scale and also captures age of onset, age of peak behavior, and age behavior ended. Overall and subscale scores are generated by summing the responses of the individual items.

The BBCSS includes separate adult and child versions. The child version includes alternate forms, one for the primary caregiver and the other teacher. For the adults, one is self-administered and the other is interview-administered.

Personnel and Training Required

None

Equipment Needs

None

Requirements
Requirement CategoryRequired
Major equipment No
Specialized training No
Specialized requirements for biospecimen collection No
Average time of greater than 15 minutes in an unaffected individual Yes
Mode of Administration

Self- or proxy-administered questionnaire

Lifestage

Toddler, Child, Adolescent, Adult

Participants

Children and adults, ages 2 and older

Selection Rationale

The Brain-Body Center Sensory Scales (BBCSS) is a widely used, validated questionnaire that is easy to complete, score, and interpret.

Language

English

Standards
StandardNameIDSource
Human Phenotype Ontology Bulimia HP:0100739 HPO
Human Phenotype Ontology Anorexia HP:0002039 HPO
Derived Variables

None

Process and Review

Not applicable.

Protocol Name from Source

The Brain-Body Center Sensory Scales (BBCSS)

Source

The Brain-Body Center Sensory Scales (BBCSS) is a proprietary instrument and administration requires a licensing agreement that is available by contacting info@polyvagalscience.com

General References

Baranek, G. T. (2002). Efficacy of sensory and motor interventions in children with autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 32(5), 397-422.

Baranek, G.T., Boyd, B., Poe, M., David, F. & Watson, L. (2007). Hyperresponsive sensory patterns in young children with autism, developmental delay, and typical development. American Journal of Mental Retardation, 112, 233-245.

Dunn, W. (1997). The impact of sensory processing abilities on the daily lives of young children and their families: a conceptual model. Infants and Young Children, 9, 23-35.

Dunn, W. (2001). The sensations of everyday life: theoretical, conceptual and pragmatic considerations. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 55, 608-620.

Porges, S. W. (2004). Neuroception: A subconscious system for detecting threat and safety. Zero to Three: Bulletin of the National Center for Clinical Infant Programs 24(5), 9-24.

Porges, S. W. (2009). The polyvagal theory: New insights into adaptive reactions of the autonomic nervous system. Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine, 76, S86-S90.

Protocol ID

650401

Variables
Export Variables
Variable Name Variable IDVariable DescriptiondbGaP Mapping
PX650401010000 Protocol 650401 - proprietary. Check DCW for more
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N/A
Eating Disorders
Measure Name

Sensory/Sensitivity

Release Date

August 7, 2015

Definition

A questionnaire to assess behaviors related to sensory and sensitivity profiles like auditory, visual, and tactile processing and feeding behaviors.

Purpose

This measure can be used to investigate symptoms of disorders (e.g., autism spectrum disorder, fragile X syndrome, eating disorders) where there are difficulties processing and regulating behavior in response to sensory information.

Keywords

Eating disorders, sensory behavior, sensitivity, eating and feeding behavior, auditory processing, visual processing, tactile processing, eating behavior, feeding behavior, proprietary

Measure Protocols
Protocol ID Protocol Name
650401 Brain-Body Center Sensory Scales (BBCSS)
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