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Systematic Procedures for Eliciting and Recording Responses to Sound Stimuli in Deaf-Blind Multihandicapped Children.
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Kershman, Susan M.; Napier, Deborah – Volta Review, 1982
To determine the auditory acuity levels and responsiveness of seven deaf blind multihandicapped young children, the authors developed systematic observation procedures that can be used by parents, teachers, and teacher aides. The advantages of this approach and suggestions for further work are described. A case study is reported. (Author)
Descriptors: Auditory Evaluation, Auditory Perception, Auditory Stimuli, Clinical Diagnosis
Air-Puff Conditioning Audiometry: Extending Its Applicability with Multiply Handicapped Individuals.
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Lancioni, G. E.; And Others – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 1990
This study examined the use of air-puff conditioning audiometry in the hearing assessment of 12 multiply handicapped (including severe/profound mental retardation) subjects, ages 9-32. Ten subjects reached criterion conditioning and then completed the hearing assessment with the air-puff procedure while one reached criterion with a modified…
Descriptors: Adults, Audiometric Tests, Auditory Evaluation, Children
Hearing Abilities of Down Syndrome and Other Mentally Handicapped Adolescents.
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Marcell, Michael M.; Cohen, Stuart – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1992
The hearing ability and related cognitive ability of 26 adolescents and young adults with Down's Syndrome (DS) and 26 matched subjects with trainable mental retardation (MR) were compared. Results revealed greater hearing losses in DS than in other MR individuals, especially in the high-frequency range. DS subjects with poorer hearing needed more…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Auditory Evaluation, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Processes