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Dementia in People with Severe/Profound Intellectual (And Multiple) Disabilities: Practice-Based Observations of Symptoms
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Wissing, Maureen B. G.; Fokkens, Andrea S.; Dijkstra, Roos; Hobbelen, Johannes S. M.; van der Putten, Annette A. J.; De Deyn, Peter P.; Waninge, Aly; Dekker, Alain D. – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2022
Introduction: Observable dementia symptoms are hardly studied in people with severe/profound intellectual (and multiple) disabilities (SPI(M)D). Insight in symptomatology is needed for timely signaling/diagnosis. This study aimed to identify practice-based observations of dementia symptoms in this population. Methods: Care professionals and family…
Descriptors: Dementia, Severe Intellectual Disability, Multiple Disabilities, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Comparing a Playful Interactive Product to Watching Television: An Exploratory Study for People with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities
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Embregts, Petri J. C. M.; van Oorsouw, Wietske M. W. J.; Wintels, Sophie C.; van Delden, Robby W.; Evers, Vanessa; Reidsma, Dennis – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2020
Background: New technologies could broaden activities for people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD). This study compared watching television with a newly-developed interactive ball. Method: The ball responded with sounds, lights, and wiggling to the player's voice and movements. Five control sessions (watching television)…
Descriptors: Severe Intellectual Disability, Manipulative Materials, Interaction, Television Viewing
Involvement of Family Communication Partners in Using an iPad to Enhance the Communication Skills and Appropriate Behavior of Youth with Severe/Multiple Disabilities in Saudi Arabia
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Shugdar, Effat – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this study was to determine how a family communication partner (usually the mother IS primarily responsible for communication with a youth with a communication disability) could be trained to use an iPad and communication software for increasing appropriate communication and decreasing inappropriate behavior of youth with…
Descriptors: Family Relationship, Parent Child Relationship, Interpersonal Communication, Communication Problems
Discovering Indices of Contingency Awareness in Adults with Multiple Profound Disabilities
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Saunders, Richard R.; Saunders, Muriel D.; Struve, Brittany; Munce, Abbie L.; Olswang, Lesley B.; Dowden, Patricia A.; Klasner, Estelle R. – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 2007
Two studies were conducted to examine parameters of social attention in contingency awareness training using switch activation with individuals who had multiple profound disabilities. Study 1 compared leisure devices and social attention as reinforcing stimuli with 5 individuals. Results indicated the reinforcing qualities of social attention over…
Descriptors: Multiple Disabilities, Behavior Change, Comparative Analysis, Therapy