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- Title
A new microswitch to enable a boy with minimal motor behavior to control environmental stimulation with eye blinks.
- Authors
Lancioni, Giulio E.; O'Reilly, Mark F.; Singh, Nirbhay N.; Oliva, Doretta; Coppa, Mauro M.; Montironi, Gianluigi
- Abstract
This study assessed whether a boy with profound multiple disabilities and minimal motor behavior would be able to control environmental stimulation using repeated eye blinks with a newly developed microswitch (i.e. an electronically regulated optic sensor mounted on an eyeglasses frame). The study was carried out according to an ABAB design and included a 3 month post-intervention check. Data showed that the boy had a large increase in the target response (repeated eye blinks) to activate the microswitch and produce environmental stimulation during the B (intervention) phases. This performance was maintained at the post-intervention check. Practical and developmental implications of the findings were discussed. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
- Subjects
PEOPLE with disabilities; SIMULATED environment (Teaching method); AUDIOVISUAL education; SIMULATION methods in education; PERCEPTUAL learning
- Publication
Behavioral Interventions, 2005, Vol 20, Issue 2, p147
- ISSN
1072-0847
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/bin.185