Recently, several instruments have been developed to measure the subjective component of the quality of life (QOL) of people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD). A next step, however, must be the further validation of these instruments. The present study aimed at evaluating the psychometric properties of one of these…

This study established a method for obtaining information about behavior states and patterns as they appeared in Individual Education Programs (IEPs). Also investigated was the extent to which behavior states and behavior state pattern language was included in daily planning for students with the most pervasive multiple disabilities. While…

The kit is a multilevel assessment and reporting instrument for continuously evaluating the progress of multiply handicapped and retarded children receiving instruction in basic living skills. The TRAC System is designed to pretest a child to prescribe individual instruction and to then monitor the child's progress in his or her program. The…