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Dattilo, John; Rusch, Frank R. – Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (JASH), 1985
Changes were noted in behaviors of attending and manipulation during each of three conditions and were replicated across four students (8-12 years old) to support the conclusion of a difference between students' behaviors during participation in a chosen leisure activity and behaviors during participation in the same activity without choice.…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Leisure Time, Severe Disabilities, Student Participation
Peer reviewedDattilo, John – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1986
A computer program interpreted three subjects' (ages 6-10) microswitch activations to produce three distinct types of events (visual, auditory, and tactile). Data obtained from the computerized assessment procedure revealed idiosyncratic preference patterns for the three subjects. Results demonstrated that preferences of severely handicapped…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Decision Making, Display Systems, Elementary Education
Dattilo, John – Education and Training in Mental Retardation, 1987
The leisure preferences of a seven-year-old boy with severe mental retardation were systematically analyzed through the application of a computerized assessment procedure. A switch-activated microcomputer and a computer program designed to interpret the switch activations enabled the boy to choose among three leisure activities: auditory, visual,…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Auditory Stimuli, Case Studies
