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Persons with Multiple Disabilities Manage Positive Leisure and Communication Engagement through a Technology-Aided Program
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Lancioni, Giulio E.; Singh, Nirbhay N.; O'Reilly, Mark F.; Sigafoos, Jeff; Boccasini, Adele; Perilli, Viviana; Spagnuolo, Carmen – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2017
Objectives: Persons with multiple disabilities may frequently fail to achieve independent leisure engagement and communication with distant partners. The aim of this study was to extend the assessment of a technology-aided program providing support in the aforementioned areas with nine participants with multiple disabilities. Methods: The program…
Descriptors: Multiple Disabilities, Leisure Time, Interpersonal Communication, Assistive Technology
Discrepancies in Parent and Teacher Ratings of Adaptive Behavior of Children with Multiple Disabilities.
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Voelker, Sylvia; And Others – Mental Retardation, 1997
Parent and teacher ratings of the adaptive skills of 59 children (mean age 6 years) with multiple disabilities in a rehabilitation day treatment setting were compared using the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales. Teachers systematically rated the children as more skilled in both global and specific domains of adaptive behavior than did the parents.…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Child Behavior, Elementary Education, Multiple Disabilities
Classification of the Hearing Impaired for Independent Living Using the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scale.
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Dunlap, William R.; Sands, Deanna Iceman – American Annals of the Deaf, 1990
The Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scale was used to classify 118 hearing-impaired persons (88 percent were ages 16-21) into groups based on their ability to be trained in independent living skills. Using cluster analysis, the subjects were placed into three groups according to four domains: communication, daily living, socialization, and maladaptive…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Adolescents, Classification
Discriminant Validity of the Vineland Scales: Score Profiles of Individuals with Mental Retardation and a Specific Disorder.
Balboni, Giulia; Pedrabissi, Luigi; Molteni, Massimo; Villa, Susanna – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 2001
Utility of the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales-Expanded Form to discriminate among areas of adaptive behavior was substantiated by comparing profiles of scores obtained by 113 individuals with mental retardation and either a communication, social behavior, or motor disorder. Results support the use of the Vineland Scales in ecological evaluation…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Rating Scales, Communication Skills, Discriminant Analysis