Odour Detection in Children and Young People with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities

Autor/inn/en	Petitpierre, Geneviève; Dind, Juliane; De Blasio, Catherine; Gremaud, Germaine
Titel	Odour Detection in Children and Young People with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities
Quelle	In: Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 35 (2022) 2, S.519-530 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Petitpierre, Geneviève) ORCID (Dind, Juliane)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1360-2322
DOI	10.1111/jar.12963
Schlagwörter	Olfactory Perception; Children; Adolescents; Stimuli; Severe Intellectual Disability; Multiple Disabilities + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Child; Kind; Kinder; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Anreizsystem; Multiple disability; Mehrfachbehinderung
Abstract	Background: Olfaction provides information on very important dimensions of the environment; however the olfactory abilities of children and young people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD) remain largely unknown. This within-subjects study explores olfactory detection abilities in children with PIMD. Method: Twenty-two children and young people with PIMD (7-18 years) were presented with 18 medium intensity odours and an odourless control stimulus. Odorants were presented one by one in a randomised order. The neutral stimulus was presented prior to each odorant. Participants' responses were measured using 21 behavioural indicators. Results: Results show that participants make a clear distinction between odorous and neutral conditions, between food and non-food, and between pleasant and unpleasant odours. The detection abilities are manifested by several behaviours, in particular by the duration of the head alignment on the odorant. Conclusions: This study shows that participants detect the stimuli and act differently depending on the category. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01