title: Rhythmic movement in deaf children.
abstract: To measure the rhythmic body rocking of deaf preadolescents, 320 deaf and hard of hearing students between the ages of 5 yr., 2 mo. and 16 yr., 5 mo. were observed. Data indicate that body rocking was exhibited at a significantly high level and was age-related. Rhythmic movements of the deaf are discussed and related to other areas of development.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001519:Behavior; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003638:Deafness / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D009043:Motor Activity; D012653:Self Stimulation; D013239:Stereotyped Behavior