Effectiveness of reinforcing an alternative response combined with extinction was demonstrated in two mentally retarded children who exhibited high-rate hand stereoptics. (CL)

Parents of six developmentally delayed young childen (one- to four-years-old) significantly increased their use of five language stimulation techniques (referencing, parallel talking, questioning, replying, and demanding) as a result of a 10-week parent training course. (CL)

EEG was recorded in 18 subjects and a mixed factorial design used in the analysis of alpha and beta EEG. The highest levels of beta and lowest levels of alpha were associated with reading and TV, the two tasks which presented subjects with specific patterns of sensory stimulation. (Author/SJL)

Results confirm earlier reports that migraineurs have higher levels of trait anxiety than normals and support the traditional description of migraineurs as inhibiting the expression of their feelings. (Author)

The transgression behavior (cheating) of 60 behavior problem adolescents was observed in experimentally defined high arousal and control situations. Congruent with predictions, more adolescents exposed to a high arousal situation transgressed. (Author/CL)

The author describes specific classroom activities and materials that can be used with visually impaired, multihandicapped children who can function in a group. Objectives, procedures, materials, and possible modifications are listed for activities involving colors, shapes, and gross motor development. (Author/CL)

The suggested activities are designed to demonstrate that not all problems have answers, that some solutions are totally unexpected, and that not all effort needs to be channeled toward an objective. (Author/PHR)

A collection of activities specifically designed to stimulate babies during the first six months of life. (CM)

Preschool programs in public libraries in Columbus, Ohio; New York City; and Greenvile, South Carolina, are described. They are meant to stimulate preschoolers and educate adults. (MBR)

The happiness indices in a Fun Time activity were systematically increased for three of four people with profound multiple disabilities by providing their preferred stimuli. The fourth showed decreased unhappiness. However, three people with profound disabilities and minimal movement failed to show any indices of happiness or unhappiness.…

Develops a classification system for the physical environment based on 3 dimensions of stimulation. Intercorrelations of physical and social environmental measures obtained for 88 infants of 12 months supported the validity of the decision rule that nonresponsive animate stimulation is primarily physical rather than social. (RJC)

A review of counseling theory and research demonstrates that emotionally arousing and expressive techniques are used in both brief and long-term mental health counseling. Techniques of emotional discharge or ventilation, insight, attitude change, creation of cognitive dissonance, and completing unfinished actions are supported in the literature.…

A key factor influencing reorganization of function in damaged neural networks of the adult brain is stimulation. How to stimulate motor areas of patients with paralyses is a formidable challenge. One possibility is to use internal movement simulations, or motor imagery, as an alternative to conventional therapeutic interventions that require…

People with autism and Asperger syndrome are anecdotally said to be hypersensitive to touch. In two experiments, we measured tactile thresholds and suprathreshold tactile sensitivity in a group of adults with Asperger syndrome. In the first experiment, tactile perceptual thresholds were measured. Two frequencies of vibrotactile stimulation were…