Multiple microswitches for multiple responses with children with profound disabilities

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 81-87

  Lancioni, Giulio E ^a   O'Reilly, Mark F ^b   Oliva, Doretta ^c   Singh, Nirbhay N ^d   Coppa, Mauro M ^c  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c Lefa F D'Oro Research Centre   (Italy)

^d VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Microswitches; Multiple disabilities; Multiple responses

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; BODY POSITION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING TEST; SENSORY STIMULATION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; VOCALIZATION;

EID: 0036980970     PISSN: 16506073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16506070252959517     Document Type: Article

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