title: Selective auditory preferences and the use of automated equipment by severely, profoundly and multiply handicapped children.
abstract: Using automated equipment, contingent responding and auditory preferences were examined in 15 severely, profoundly and multiply handicapped children (CMAs 3-20 months) and 2 non-handicapped children at ages 5.0 and 9.5 months. 15 children showed contingent responding; prolonged responding was shown by the profoundly handicapped group. Where auditory preferences were apparent, they were the same as those seen in Down's syndrome and non-handicapped groups at the same developmental level. Children at the 5 months developmental level and less, had difficulty in making choice responses. Implications for intervention are discussed.
mesh_terms: D001245:Association Learning; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002755:Choice Behavior; D003143:Communication Devices for People with Disabilities; D003463:Cues; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000523:psychology*; D004193:Discrimination Learning; D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000523:psychology; D005246:Feedback; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000523:psychology*; D007804:Language Development; D008297:Male; D012656:Self-Help Devices; D013067:Speech Perception