Complex Empathic Response

No consistent evidence of complex empathic response in daily contexts

• Does not demonstrate complex empathic response behaviours
• Relies entirely on adult direction for related tasks

Beginning to show complex empathic response with significant support

• Inconsistent complex empathic response; needs adult prompting
• Partial performance in familiar, structured settings

Demonstrates complex empathic response consistently in familiar contexts

• Applies complex empathic response reliably in routine situations
• Requires prompting to transfer to new or demanding contexts

Adjusts emotional response based on understanding of another's context, not just their visible affect.

• Demonstrates complex empathic response independently across varied contexts
• Sustains performance without adult support or reminders

Applies complex empathic response flexibly; can articulate and model it for others

• Articulates own process when applying complex empathic response
• Transfers skill spontaneously to novel domains