Journal article
The Effects of Skill Training on Preference for Children with Severe Intellectual and Physical Disabilities
Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, Vol.26(5), pp.585-601
10/2014
DOI: 10.1007/s10882-014-9383-3
Abstract
Some researchers have reported difficulties in identifying preferred items for individuals with severe intellectual and physical disabilities (SIPD), in part because these individuals often do not possess the motor skills needed to select and manipulate the items included within the assessments. The purpose of the current study was to address three research questions: a). Would differences in preference patterns occur between assessments that required an individual with SIPD to perform a motor response that was difficult for them to emit versus assessments that used an augmentative device (i.e., press a large microswitch) to activate the toy? b). Would teaching the specific skills needed to activate a toy result in an increase in toy engagement during preference assessment probes? and c) Would teaching the participant a motor response to directly activate the toy result in a shift in preference? Data were collected within a multielement (across conditions) design.
The results of this study showed that (a) differences in preference patterns were observed when different motor responses were required to show preference between items, (b) acquisition of specific motor skills to activate a toy resulted in an increase in toy engagement during preference assessment probes that required direct toy manipulation, and (c) acquisition of motor skills also resulted in a shift in preference towards directly manipulating items versus activating items via microswitches.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The Effects of Skill Training on Preference for Children with Severe Intellectual and Physical Disabilities
- Creators
- Anuradha Dutt - Nanyang Technological UniversityWendy Berg - University of Iowa Center for Disabilities and Development 100 Hawkins Drive, Room 251 Iowa City IA 52242 USADavid Wacker - University of Iowa Center for Disabilities and Development 100 Hawkins Drive, Room 251 Iowa City IA 52242 USAJoel Ringdahl - Southern Illinois University CarbondaleLing-Yan Yang - University of Nebraska Medical CenterKelly Vinquist - Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 15732 Howard Street Plainfield IL 60544 USAMaliha Zaman - Victoria Transcultural Clinical Center 3541 Chain Bridge Road Fairfax VA 22030 USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, Vol.26(5), pp.585-601
- Publisher
- Springer US; Boston
- DOI
- 10.1007/s10882-014-9383-3
- ISSN
- 1056-263X
- eISSN
- 1573-3580
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 10/2014
- Academic Unit
- Psychiatry; Psychological and Quantitative Foundations; Stead Family Department of Pediatrics
- Record Identifier
- 9983993490902771
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