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The Establishing Effects of Client Location on Self-Injurious Behavior.
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Adelinis, John D.; Piazza, Cathleen C.; Fisher, Wayne W.; Hanley, Gregory P. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1997
Three functional assessments of a client with self-injurious behavior (SIB), indicated that SIB was sensitive to attention as reinforcement and was much higher when the client was in his wheelchair. Levels of SIB remained higher when the client was in his wheelchair, even when consequences for SIB were identical. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Attention, Behavior Change, Intervention, Physical Disabilities
Difficulties in Relationships between Nonhandicapped and Severely Mentally Retarded Children: The Effect of Physical Impairments.
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Cole, David A. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1988
Reevaluation of two studies on relationships between nonhandicapped and severely mentally retarded children (ages 8-12) suggested that nonhandicapped children work harder, receive and emit fewer social reinforcers, have less opportunity to play and have fun, and achieve lower levels of social play when the playmate is physically handicapped as…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Friendship, Interpersonal Relationship, Multiple Disabilities
The Use of Behavior Therapy and Physical Therapy to Promote Independent Ambulation in a Preschooler with Mental Retardation and Cerebral Palsy.
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Horton, Steven V.; Taylor, David C. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1989
The study investigated the effectiveness of an instructional program designed to promote independent walking in a mentally and physically handicapped (cerebral palsied) preschooler involving a collaborative effort between a behavior therapist and a physical therapist in an interdisciplinary setting, a public school. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Cerebral Palsy, Instructional Effectiveness, Interdisciplinary Approach
Construction and Psychometric Properties of Sexuality Scales: Sex Knowledge, Experience, and Needs Scales for People with Intellectual Disabilities (SexKen-ID), People with Physical Disabilities (SexKen-PD), and the General Population (SexKen-GP).
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McCabe, Marita P.; Deeks, Amanda A.; Cummins, Robert A. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1999
This study reports on the development and assessment of the psychometric properties of three measures to assess sexual knowledge, experience, feelings, and needs. Results demonstrate the good psychometric properties of the scales and their suitability for assessing these areas in people with disabilities. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Adults, Emotional Adjustment, Mental Retardation, Needs Assessment
Nonambulatory Persons with Profound Mental Retardation: Physical, Developmental, and Behavioral Characteristics.
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Kobe, Frank H.; And Others – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1994
This study presents data on the physical, developmental, and behavioral characteristics of a group of 203 nonambulatory persons with profound mental retardation. It found a high prevalence of physical and medical problems, as well as high rates of self-injurious, stereotypic, and aggressive behavior and high variability in cognitive and adaptive…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Adults, Aggression, Behavior Patterns
Perceived Changes in Well-Being of Parents with a Child in a Therapeutic Toddler Class.
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Hendriks, Alexander H. C.; De Moor, Jan M. H.; Oud, Johan H. L.; Savelberg, Martine M. H. W. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 2000
Eighty-one Dutch mothers and 67 fathers completed a questionnaire developed to measure perceived changes in well-being of parents with a toddler with motor disabilities who participated in a therapeutic toddler class. Parents perceived a positive change in well-being 10 months after their child started participation. The impact was greater for…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Family Problems, Fathers, Foreign Countries
Handicap-Related Problems in Mothers of Children with Physical Impairments.
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Wallander, Jan L.; Marullo, Daniel S. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1997
The Handicap-Related Problems for Parents Inventory (HPPI) was developed for the measurement of handicap-related problems experienced by mothers of children with chronic physical conditions. An initial evaluation of its psychometric properties was completed with 119 mothers of children with physical or sensory impairments. The HPPI demonstrated…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Construct Validity, Factor Structure, Hearing Impairments