Three component structure of the Holden Communication Scale (HCS)
| Holden | Component 1 | Component 2 | Component 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3. Pleasure | 0.970 | 0.051 | 0.041 |
| 8. Ability to join in games, etc | 0.689 | 0.135 | 0.056 |
| 4. Humour | 0.615 | 0.155 | 0.212 |
| 11. Interest and response to objects | 0.553 | 0.095 | 0.307 |
| 2. Interest in past events | 0.407 | 0.378 | 0.206 |
| 6. General orientation | 0.156 | 0.907 | 0.152 |
| 5. Names | 0.190 | 0.792 | 0.307 |
| 7. General knowledge | 0.354 | 0.503 | 0.085 |
| 10. Attempts at communication | 0.022 | 0.059 | 0.896 |
| 12. Success in communication | 0.076 | 0.005 | 0.858 |
| 9. Speech | 0.064 | 0.029 | 0.841 |
| 1. Response | 0.479 | 0.056 | 0.521 |
| Explained variance | 62.1% | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| Cronbach's α | 0.89 | 0.81 | 0.91 |
Bold formatting highlights the three components.