Assistive Technology for Behavioral Interventions for Persons with Severe/Profound Multiple Disabilities: A Selective Overview

2011 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giulio E. Lancioni ◽  
Nirbhay N. Singh ◽  
Mark F. O’Reilly ◽  
Jeff Sigafoos
Keyword(s):  
Assistive Technology ◽  
Behavioral Interventions ◽  
Multiple Disabilities ◽  
Profound Multiple Disabilities

Assistive Technology for Supporting Communication, Occupation, and Leisure by Children With Severe to Profound Developmental Disabilities

2019 ◽  
pp. 237-249
Author(s):  
Fabrizio Stasolla ◽  
Viviana Perilli ◽  
Adele Boccasini
Keyword(s):  
Developmental Disabilities ◽  
Assistive Technology ◽  
Behavioral Interventions ◽  
Multiple Disabilities ◽  
Adaptive Responses ◽  
Motor Impairments ◽  
General Picture ◽  
Indices Of Happiness ◽  
Literacy Process ◽  
Cognitive Behavioral Interventions

This chapter provides a literature overview (i.e., range period 2000-2015) concerning the use assistive technology (AT) for children with severe to profound developmental disabilities. Specifically, the chapter presents a general picture concerning the use of electronic tools such as microswitches enabling individuals with multiple disabilities to access independently to preferred stimuli. The chapter focused on the opportunities of choice, literacy process, communication of their own needs, promoting adaptive responses and reducing challenge behaviors, fostering ambulation and/or locomotion fluency, cognitive-behavioral interventions for people estimated within the normal range of intellectual functioning who present pervasive motor impairments. Moreover, the effects of such programs on indices of happiness as outcome measure of participants involved are outlined as well as social validation assessments. Results and implications of the findings are discussed.

Promoting Environmental Control, Social Interaction, and Leisure/Academy Engagement Among People with Severe/Profound Multiple Disabilities Through Assistive Technology

2015 ◽  
pp. 1389-1424
Author(s):  
Claudia De Pace ◽  
Fabrizio Stasolla
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Assistive Technology ◽  
Behavioral Intervention ◽  
Daily Living ◽  
Environmental Control ◽  
Multiple Disabilities ◽  
Cognitive Disability ◽  
Rehabilitation Research ◽  
Rehabilitation Programs ◽  
Profound Multiple Disabilities

When the authors talk about Assistive Technology (AT) they refer to all technological solutions that allow persons with multiple disabilities and profound cognitive disability to overcome their isolation and passivity to move around their environment, communicate with others, and to be involved developmentally in appropriate activities that they would be unable to do without this technology. There is an increasing range of AT available and the purpose of this contribution is to provide an overview of different aspects of daily living AT that enables people with multiple disabilities to interact independently with their preferred stimuli. The aim of this chapter is to provide an outline of technological resources used in rehabilitation research with persons with severe/profound and multiple disabilities and discuss the use of such resources. We focus on particular rehabilitation programs that involve the use of technological devices within the framework of conventional behavioral intervention for the acquisition and the maintenance of specific responses.

Promoting Environmental Control, Social Interaction, and Leisure/Academy Engagement Among People with Severe/Profound Multiple Disabilities Through Assistive Technology

2014 ◽  
pp. 285-319 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudia De Pace ◽  
Fabrizio Stasolla
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Assistive Technology ◽  
Behavioral Intervention ◽  
Daily Living ◽  
Environmental Control ◽  
Multiple Disabilities ◽  
Cognitive Disability ◽  
Rehabilitation Research ◽  
Rehabilitation Programs ◽  
Profound Multiple Disabilities

When the authors talk about Assistive Technology (AT) they refer to all technological solutions that allow persons with multiple disabilities and profound cognitive disability to overcome their isolation and passivity to move around their environment, communicate with others, and to be involved developmentally in appropriate activities that they would be unable to do without this technology. There is an increasing range of AT available and the purpose of this contribution is to provide an overview of different aspects of daily living AT that enables people with multiple disabilities to interact independently with their preferred stimuli. The aim of this chapter is to provide an outline of technological resources used in rehabilitation research with persons with severe/profound and multiple disabilities and discuss the use of such resources. We focus on particular rehabilitation programs that involve the use of technological devices within the framework of conventional behavioral intervention for the acquisition and the maintenance of specific responses.

scholarly journals Socio-Demographic Factors Influencing the Use of Assistive Technology among Children with Disabilities in Malawi

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 3062
Author(s):  
Monica Jamali-Phiri ◽  
Ikenna D. Ebuenyi ◽  
Emma M. Smith ◽  
Juba Alyce Kafumba ◽  
Malcolm MacLachlan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Assistive Technology ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Children With Disabilities ◽  
Unmet Need ◽  
Demographic Factors ◽  
Multiple Disabilities ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Socio Demographic Factors

This paper aims to address the information gap on the influence of socio-demographic factors on access and utilization of Assistive Technology (AT) among children with disabilities in Malawi. Thus, it contributes towards the realization of the recommendations of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with disabilities and the development of a framework for creating an effective national AT policy. The paper used two statistically matched datasets, namely, the 2017 survey on Living conditions among persons with disabilities in Malawi and the 2015-16 Malawi Demographic and Health survey. Logistic regression and structural equation modeling techniques were utilized to assess the influence of socio-demographic factors on the use of AT among children with disabilities. The results indicate that there is a high level of unmet need for AT among young children aged 2 to 9 and those living in urban areas. The results further indicate that children with multiple disabilities have lower odds (OR = 0.924) of using AT for personal mobility compared to children with a single functional difficulty. These results entail that AT needs for children with multiple disabilities are not adequately addressed. Therefore, when developing policies on AT, younger children and those with multiple disabilities need to be specifically targeted.

scholarly journals Assistive Technology and Cognitive-Behavioral Programs for Promoting Adaptive Skills of Persons with Alzheimer Disease: A Selective Review

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 14-29
Author(s):  
Viviana Perilli ◽  
Fabrizio Stasolla ◽  
Stefania Maselli ◽  
Isabel Morelli
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Alzheimer Disease ◽  
Assistive Technology ◽  
Challenging Behavior ◽  
Behavioral Interventions ◽  
Challenging Behaviors ◽  
Cognitive Behavioral ◽  
Adaptive Responding

Background: Person with Alzheimer Disease may present cognitive, social, communication, physical, and orientation impairments. Furthermore, individuals with Alzheimer Disease may exhibit challenging behavior, isolation, and passivity. Objectives: To emphasize the role of Assistive Technology-based interventions and Cognitive-Behavioral Programs to improve the independence, and the quality of life of patients with Alzheimer Disease. To assess the effects on teaching adaptive responding, and decreasing challenging behaviors. Method: A selective literature review was carried out considering Alzheimer, Assistive Technology, Cognitive-Behavioral Programs, Adaptive Responding, Challenging Behaviors, and Quality of life as keywords. Twenty-six studies were reviewed. Results: Empirical data demonstrated the effectiveness, and the suitability of the selected interventions, although few failures occurred. The participants involved significantly increased their adaptive responding during the intervention phases, and maintained their performance over the time. Conclusion: Assistive Technology-based rehabilitative programs and Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions may be helpful for promoting the independence and the quality of life of individuals with Alzheimer Disease.

scholarly journals Effects of Intensive Interaction on the Social and Communication Behaviour of Three Students with Profound/Multiple Disabilities

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Heather Drysdale
Keyword(s):  
Learning Disabilities ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Multiple Disabilities ◽  
Multiple Baseline ◽  
Intervention Phase ◽  
Communication Behaviour ◽  
The Social ◽  
Subsequent Intervention ◽  
Profound Multiple Disabilities

<p>Objective: To evaluate the effects of an intervention, known as Intensive Interaction (II), on the social and communicative behaviour of three students with profound/multiple learning disabilities (PMLD). Methods: Three secondary school-aged students with PMLD were observed, and their level of social and communicative engagement rated, during an initial baseline and subsequent intervention phase. The intervention was introduced across participants in a multiple-baseline across subjects design. Results: Social and communicative engagement increased during intervention relative to baseline for each of the three students. Conclusion: II appeared to be effective in increasing social and communicative engagement of the participants and may therefore be viewed as a potentially promising approach for other students with PMLD.</p>

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