Two Boys with Multiple Disabilities Increasing Adaptive Responding and Curbing Dystonic/Spastic Behavior via a Microswitch-Based Program

Autor/inn/en	Lancioni, Giulio E.; Singh, Nirbhay N.; O'Reilly, Mark F.; Sigafoos, Jeff; Didden, Robert; Oliva, Doretta
Titel	Two Boys with Multiple Disabilities Increasing Adaptive Responding and Curbing Dystonic/Spastic Behavior via a Microswitch-Based Program
Quelle	In: Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 30 (2009) 2, S.378-385 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0891-4222
DOI	10.1016/j.ridd.2008.07.005
Schlagwörter	Stimulation; Multiple Disabilities; Males; Assistive Technology; Responses; Psychomotor Skills; Physical Disabilities; Program Effectiveness; Contingency Management + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Multiple disability; Mehrfachbehinderung; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Psychomotorische Aktivität; Physical handicap; Körperbehinderung; Krisenbewältigung
Abstract	A recent study has shown that microswitch clusters (i.e., combinations of microswitches) and contingent stimulation could be used to increase adaptive responding and reduce dystonic/spastic behavior in two children with multiple disabilities [Lancioni, G. E., Singh, N. N., Oliva, D., Scalini, L., & Groeneweg, J. (2003). Microswitch clusters to enhance non-spastic response schemes with students with multiple disabilities. "Disability and Rehabilitation, 25", 301-304]. The present study was an attempt to replicate the aforementioned study with two boys with multiple disabilities. The adaptive responses selected for the boys consisted of pushing an object with the hand or the back. The dystonic/spastic behavior consisted of body arching (i.e., pushing belly and stomach forward) and leg stretching for the two boys, respectively. Initially, the boys received preferred stimulation for all hand- and back-pushing responses. Subsequently, the stimulation followed only the responses that occurred free from the dystonic/spastic behavior. The results showed that both boys increased the frequency of adaptive responses, learned to perform these responses free from the dystonic/spastic behavior, and maintained this improved performance during a 2-month post-intervention check. (Contains 2 figures.) (As Provided).
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