Selective auditory preferences and the use of automated equipment by severely, profoundly and multiply handicapped children.
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.
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