634 APPENDICES low stool with the flyers on a table between them. The analysis showed that Menno follows Joram only when Joram first follows Menno’s movements several times. It also appeared that Menno follows Joram when he draws Menno’s attention by making large gestures and speaking emphatically. The goal of the treatment is to establish reciprocity and co-regulation. Joram focused on developing Menno’s ability to follow, with the aim of making interactions more reciprocal and smoother. It was expected that Menno would be less inclined to push his own desires and ideas. The duration of the intervention was eight months. Joram used the movement features direction, sound, speed, and distance in a context of looking at flyers or postcards together. The movement feature distance was used as a variable to test whether there is indeed an increase in following behaviour. The distance variable was measured through the trunk movements of Menno and Joram using Wii-Balance Boards. Analysing the forward and backward trunk movements of both Joram and Menno allowed us to assess who was leading and who was following. CRQA results revealed an increase in following behaviour by Menno and reciprocity developed in the relationship with Joram. The expectation that Menno would become less persistent in his own desires and less self-determined in the relationship with Joram was confirmed. However, this is not yet the case for the other family members. It was thus decided to continue the intervention so that reciprocity may integrate in the interactions with other family members and in other contexts. Menno and Mylene Menno was again the client, but the intervention took place with another therapist. Although reciprocity has been established in Menno’s relationship with therapist Joram, this is not yet fully the case in his relationships with his family members. The next step in the intervention is for Menno to establish reciprocal relationships with the other family members. The context in which the intervention took place was the family’s shared evening meal. The problems during the meal revolved around Menno’s self-determining behaviour. He dictates where everyone should sit at the table, talks incessantly, and does not listen to others. Menno’s two brothers often end up eating their meals in their own rooms. It is decided that a new therapist, Mylene, will join the family for dinner once a week. Mylene’s goal was to elicit following behaviour from Menno, to help him focus on his own eating, listen to others, or appropriately share something himself. It was expected that by developing following behaviour, Menno will become more aware of the other family members during the evening meal. Mylene is a 44-year-old woman and a master’s student in pedagogy at Radboud University. Mylene had acquired the skills to use Movement-as-anchor. At the start of the treatment, a movement analysis was made of Menno in relation to therapist Mylene during their first joint dinner. The analysis showed that Menno noticed the movement of Mylene’s gaze direction at certain moments and then initiated
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