Children with multiple disabilities and minimal motor behavior using chin movements to operate microswitches to obtain environmental stimulation

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 290-298

  Lancioni, Giulio E ^a   O'Reilly, Mark F ^b   Singh, Nirbhay N ^c   Sigafoos, Jeff ^b   Tota, Alessia ^a   Antonucci, Massimo ^a   Oliva, Doretta ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c ONE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d LEGA F D ORO RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chin movements; Microswitches; Minimal motor behavior; Multiple disabilities

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COGNITION; DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENT; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; SCHOOL CHILD;

BRAIN DISEASES; CHILD; CHIN; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; DISABLED CHILDREN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROCOMPUTERS; MOTOR SKILLS DISORDERS;

EID: 33646486406     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2005.02.003     Document Type: Article

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