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Assisting People with Disabilities Improves Their Collaborative Pointing Efficiency through the Use of the Mouse Scroll Wheel
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Shih, Ching-Hsiang – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2013
This study provided that people with multiple disabilities can have a collaborative working chance in computer operations through an Enhanced Multiple Cursor Dynamic Pointing Assistive Program (EMCDPAP, a new kind of software that replaces the standard mouse driver, changes a mouse wheel into a thumb/finger poke detector, and manages mouse…
Descriptors: Multiple Disabilities, Computer Software, College Students, Assistive Technology
Tardive Dyskinesia and Intellectual Disability: An Examination of Demographics and Topography in Adults with Dual Diagnosis and Atypical Antipsychotic Use
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Fodstad, Jill C.; Bamburg, Jay W.; Matson, Johnny L.; Mahan, Sara; Hess, Julie A.; Neal, Daniene; Holloway, Jodie – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
Atypical antipsychotic medications are commonly used in large-scale residential care facilities for adults with developmental disabilities. While the benefits of this class of psychotropics are noted, debate exists whether the side effect profile of these medications outweigh their therapeutic benefit, especially in those who use them long-term.…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Developmental Disabilities, Physical Disabilities, Neurological Impairments
Profiles of Self-Concept, Goal Orientation, and Self-Regulation in Students with Physical, Intellectual, and Multiple Disabilities: Implications for Instructional Support
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Varsamis, Panagiotis; Agaliotis, Ioannis – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
The present study explored physical self-concept, goal orientation in sport, and self-regulation in regard to a motor task, in 75 secondary students with physical, intellectual, and multiple disabilities, who were educated in the same special education units. It was found that students with intellectual disabilities generally presented a positive…
Descriptors: Physical Disabilities, Multiple Disabilities, Mental Retardation, Goal Orientation
Pain Assessment in People with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities; a Pilot Study into the Use of the Pain Behaviour Checklist in Everyday Practice
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van der Putten, Annette; Vlaskamp, Carla – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
Because of their physical and general health problems, people with a combination of profound intellectual and severe or profound motor disabilities (PIMD) are at risk of pain-related medical conditions. They are fully dependent on support professionals for the detection and accurate interpretation of nonverbal pain behaviour. These professionals…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Pain, Behavior, Severe Mental Retardation
Two Boys with Multiple Disabilities Increasing Adaptive Responding and Curbing Dystonic/Spastic Behavior via a Microswitch-Based Program
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Lancioni, Giulio E.; Singh, Nirbhay N.; O'Reilly, Mark F.; Sigafoos, Jeff; Didden, Robert; Oliva, Doretta – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
A recent study has shown that microswitch clusters (i.e., combinations of microswitches) and contingent stimulation could be used to increase adaptive responding and reduce dystonic/spastic behavior in two children with multiple disabilities [Lancioni, G. E., Singh, N. N., Oliva, D., Scalini, L., & Groeneweg, J. (2003). Microswitch clusters to…
Descriptors: Stimulation, Multiple Disabilities, Males, Assistive Technology
Children with Multiple Disabilities and Minimal Motor Behavior Using Chin Movements to Operate Microswitches to Obtain Environmental Stimulation
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Lancioni, Giulio E.; O'Reilly, Mark F.; Singh, Nirbhay N.; Sigafoos, Jeff; Tota, Alessia; Antonucci, Massimo; Oliva, Doretta – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2006
In these two studies, two children with multiple disabilities and minimal motor behavior were assessed to see if they could use chin movements to operate microswitches to obtain environmental stimulation. In Study I, we applied an adapted version of a recently introduced electronic microswitch [Lancioni, G. E., O'Reilly, M. F., Singh, N. N.,…
Descriptors: Intervention, Stimulation, Multiple Disabilities, Children