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A Gesture Recognition System to Transition Autonomously through Vocational Tasks for Individuals with Cognitive Impairments
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Chang, Yao-Jen; Chen, Shu-Fang; Chuang, An-Fu – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
This study assessed the possibility of training two individuals with cognitive impairments using a Kinect-based task prompting system. This study was carried out according to an ABAB sequence in which A represented the baseline and B represented intervention phases. Data showed that the two participants significantly increased their target…
Descriptors: Nonverbal Communication, Recognition (Psychology), Technology Uses in Education, Vocational Education
Facial Expression Recognition: Can Preschoolers with Cochlear Implants and Hearing Aids Catch It?
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Wang, Yifang; Su, Yanjie; Fang, Ping; Zhou, Qingxia – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
Tager-Flusberg and Sullivan (2000) presented a cognitive model of theory of mind (ToM), in which they thought ToM included two components--a social-perceptual component and a social-cognitive component. Facial expression recognition (FER) is an ability tapping the social-perceptual component. Previous findings suggested that normal hearing…
Descriptors: Theory of Mind, Nonverbal Communication, Deafness, Language Aptitude
Improving Social Understanding of Individuals of Intellectual and Developmental disabilities through a 3D-Facial Expression Intervention Program
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Cheng, Yufang; Chen, Shuhui – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) have specific difficulties in cognitive social-emotional capability, which affect numerous aspects of social competence. This study evaluated the learning effects of using 3D-emotion system intervention program for individuals with IDD in learning socially based-emotions capability…
Descriptors: Nonverbal Communication, Intervention, Mental Retardation, Developmental Disabilities
Children with Cochlear Implants and Developmental Disabilities: A Language Skills Study with Developmentally Matched Hearing Peers
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Meinzen-Derr, Jareen; Wiley, Susan; Grether, Sandra; Choo, Daniel I. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
The number of children receiving cochlear implants (CIs) with significant disabilities in addition to their deafness has increased substantially. Unfortunately, children with additional disabilities receiving CIs have largely been excluded from studies on cochlear implant outcomes. Thus limited data exists on outcomes in this population to guide…
Descriptors: Intervention, Family Income, Developmental Disabilities, Language Skills
The Effect of a Parent-Implemented Imitation Intervention on Spontaneous Imitation Skills in Young Children with Autism
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Ingersoll, Brooke; Gergans, Samantha – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2007
Children with autism exhibit significant deficits in their ability to spontaneously imitate the play actions and descriptive gestures of others. Reciprocal imitation training (RIT) is a naturalistic imitation intervention designed to teach spontaneous imitation skills during play. This study assessed the effectiveness of parent-implemented RIT…
Descriptors: Imitation, Training, Intervention, Autism
Side Effects of Contingent Shock Treatment
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van Oorsouw, W. M. W. J.; Israel, M. L.; von Heyn, R. E.; Duker, P. C. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2008
In this study, the side effects of contingent shock (CS) treatment were addressed with a group of nine individuals, who showed severe forms of self-injurious behavior (SIB) and aggressive behavior. Side effects were assigned to one of the following four behavior categories; (a) positive verbal and nonverbal utterances, (b) negative verbal and…
Descriptors: Aggression, Self Destructive Behavior, Drug Therapy, Behavior Modification
The Effects of Intellectual Functioning and Autism Severity on Outcome of Early Behavioral Intervention for Children with Autism
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Ben-Itzchak, Esther; Zachor, Ditza A. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2007
This study assessed the relation between pre-intervention variables (cognition, socialization and communication) to outcome in young children with autism. Method: Twenty five children with autism (20-32 months) were enrolled in intensive behavior intervention. The children were divided into groups based on their IQ scores and on the severity of…
Descriptors: Severity (of Disability), Language Skills, Intervention, Interpersonal Relationship