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Publication Date: 2005
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Impact of Favorite Stimuli Automatically Delivered on Step Responses of Persons with Multiple Disabilities during Their Use of Walker Devices
Lancioni, Giulio E.; Singh, Nirbhay N.; O'Reilly, Mark F.; Campodonico, Francesca; Piazzolla, Giorgia; Scalini, Lorenza; Oliva, Doretta
Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, v26 n1 p71-76 Jan-Feb 2005
Favorite stimuli were automatically delivered contingent on the performance of steps by two persons (a boy and a woman) with multiple disabilities during their use of support walker devices. The study lasted about 4 months and was carried out according to a multiple baseline design across participants. Recording concerned the participants' frequencies of steps and their indices of happiness during baseline and intervention sessions. Data showed that both participants had a significant increase in each of these two measures during the intervention phase. Implications of the findings and new research issues are discussed.
Descriptors: Multiple Disabilities, Stimuli, Assistive Technology, Measures (Individuals), Intervention, Psychomotor Skills, Physical Activities, Psychological Patterns
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Language: English
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