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Whinnery, Stacie B.; Whinnery, Keith W. – Physical Disabilities: Education and Related Services, 2012
This article presents a case study of an adult with severe, multiple disabilities and discusses issues affecting meaningful life participation. Emphasis is placed on the role of functional mobility skills to increase active engagement in age-appropriate activities and opportunities to make informed choices. MOVE for Adults (Mobility Opportunities…
Descriptors: Physical Mobility, Multiple Disabilities, Daily Living Skills, Severe Disabilities
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Luiselli, James K.; And Others – Child and Family Behavior Therapy, 1984
Two developmentally disabled children were held in seated position during application of timeout procedure. For autistic-like girl procedure produced dramatic reduction in tantrums and aggressive behavior and for mentally retarded boy reduced aggression. For both, immobilization timeout proved more effective than reinforcement methods alone. (CMG)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Case Studies, Children, Developmental Disabilities
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Matson, Johnny L.; Keyes, Joseph B. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1990
The study compared the effectiveness of (1) reinforcement of other behavior, (2) verbal reprimands, and (3) movement suppression time-out in eliminating self injury and aggressive behaviors in two severely mentally retarded adult males. Improvements were only apparent when movement suppression was paired with either or both of the other…
Descriptors: Adults, Aggression, Behavior Modification, Case Studies
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Wallace, Michele D.; Iwata, Brian A.; Zhou, Liming; Goff, Gerald A. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1999
This study evaluated the effects of restraint on occurrences of self-injurious behavior (SIB) and adaptive responses exhibited by two individuals with profound mental retardation across eight response-effort conditions with varying degrees of physical restraint. Analysis identified a restraint level for each individual that reduced SIB but did not…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Case Studies