Games that "work": Using computer games to teach alcohol-affected children about fire and street safety

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 518-530

  Coles, Claire D ^a   Strickland, Dorothy C ^b   Padgett, Lynne ^b,c   Bellmoff, Lynnae ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Virtual Reality Aids Inc   (United States)

^c KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer games; Developmental disabilities; Fetal alcohol syndrome; Safety skills; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPUTER; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FEMALE; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; FIRE PROTECTION; FOLLOW UP; GAME; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LEARNING; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SAFETY; SCHOOL CHILD; SKILL; TRAFFIC SAFETY; VIRTUAL REALITY;

CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISABLED CHILDREN; FEMALE; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; FIRES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; SAFETY; TEACHING; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 34548400348     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2006.07.001     Document Type: Article

References (23)

1. American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders: DSM-IV-TR (2000), American Psychiatric Association, Washington, DC
2. Bayley N. Bayley scales of infant development. 2nd ed. (1993), The Psychological Corporation, San Antonio, TX
3. Coles C.D. Prenatal alcohol exposure and human development. In: Miller M.W. (Ed). Brain development: Normal processes and the effects of alcohol and nicotine (2006), Oxford University Press, NY 123-142
4. Coles C.D., Platzman K.A., Raskind-Hood C.L., Brown R.T., Falek A., and Smith I.E. A comparison of children affected by prenatal alcohol exposure and attention deficit, hyperactivity disorder. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research 21 1 (1997) 150-161
5. Elliot C.D. Differential ability scales (1990), The Psychology Corporation, San Antonio, TX
6. Garbarino J. Preventing childhood injuries: Developmental and mental health issues. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry 58 (1988) 25-45
7. Injury Prevention for Children with Special Health Care Needs Work Group. (1999). Injury prevention information for children with special health care needs. Emergency medical services for children program. Retrieved on November 21, 2003. From http://www.ems-c.org/downloads/doc/IP_CSHCN.doc.
8. Istre G.R., McCoy M., Carlin D.K., and McClain J. Residential fire related deaths and injuries among children: Fireplay, smoke alarms, and prevention. Injury Prevention 8 2 (2002) 128-132
9. Jones R.T., Kazdin A.D., and Haney J.I. Social validation and treating of emergency fire safety skills for potential injury prevention and life saving. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis 14 3 (1981) 249-260
10. Leland N.L., Garrard J., and Smith D.K. Comparison of injuries to children with and without disabilities in a day-care center. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics 15 6 (1994) 402-408
11. Morse, B., & Weiner, L. (1993). FAS: Parent and child. Brookline, MA: Fetal Alcohol Education Program.
12. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. (2004). Traffic safety facts 2003. Washington, DC. Retrieved on March 19, 2004. From www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/departments/nrd-30/ncsa/.
13. Padgett L.S., Strickland D., and Coles C.D. Case study: Using a virtual reality computer game to teach fire safety skills to children diagnosed with fetal alcohol syndrome. Journal of Pediatric Psychology 31 1 (2006) 65-70
14. Parente R., and Herrmann D. Retraining memory strategies. Topics in Language Disorders 17 1 (1996) 45-57
15. Runyan C.W., Casteel C., Perkis D., Black C., Marshall S.W., Johnson R.M., et al. Unintentional injuries in the home in the United States. Part 1. Mortality. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 28 1 (2005) 73-79
16. Sherrard J., Ozanne-Smith J., and Staines C. Prevention of unintentional injury to people with intellectual disability: A review of the evidence. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research 48 7 (2004) 639-645
17. Sohlberg M.M., and Mateer C.A. Cognitive rehabilitation: An integrative neuropsychological approach. 2nd ed. (2001), Guilford Press, New York
18. Sparrow S.S., Balla D.A., and Cicchetti D.V. Vineland adaptive behavior scales (1984), American Guidance Service, Circle Pines, MI
19. In: Stratton K., Howe C., and Battaglia F. (Eds). Fetal alcohol syndrome: Diagnosis, epidemiology, prevention and treatment (1996), National Academy Press, Washington, DC
20. Strickland, D. C., Coles, C. D., & Osborne, S. (in review). An evolution of virtual reality training methodologies for young children with autism and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders.
21. United States Fire Administration. (2002a). Facts on fire. Retrieved on March 28, 2005. From http://www.usfa.fema.gov/safety/atrisk/disabilities/fswy22.shtm.
22. United States Fire Administration. (2002b). Fire stops with you. Get out safely: A fact sheet on fire escape planning. Retrieved on July 21, 2002. From http://www.usfa.fema.gov/safety/getout.htm.
23. Wechsler D. Wechsler intelligence scale for children. 3rd ed. (1991), The Psychology Corporation, San Antonio, TX