Snoezelen multi-sensory environments: task engagement and generalization.
These experiments explored whether behavioral improvements observed during Snoezelen OT treatment sessions carried over to two different settings for three people with moderate/severe intellectual disability, autism and severe challenging behaviors. Experiment 1 explored engagement during a functional task immediately following the treatment sessions while experiment 2 explored changes in the frequencies of challenging behaviors on the days after treatment sessions. Investigators found carryover for two of the three participants to both post-session engagement as well as to the daily frequency of challenging behaviors on days following the OT sessions.
Kaplan
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Lifespire, Woodhaven, NY 11421, USA. howiedr@aol.com
Clopton
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Kaplan
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Messbauer
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McPherson
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D000328:Adult; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D005260:Female; D005793:Generalization, Psychological; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009788:Occupational Therapy / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology*; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis