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Direct linkLancioni, Giulio E.; Singh, Nirbhay N.; O'Reilly, Mark F.; Sigafoos, Jeff; Campodonico, Francesca; Oliva, Doretta; Alberti, Gloria; D'amico, Fiora – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2018
Background: Microswitch-aided programs for persons with multiple disabilities (a) have been rarely used with participants possessing only minimal (e.g., eyelid) responses and (b) have generally targeted simple head or hand responses with higher functioning participants. This study extended the assessment of those programs with both types of…
Descriptors: Assistive Technology, Multiple Disabilities, Stimulation, Exercise
Peer reviewedAllison, David B.; And Others – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1991
This case study of a 24-year-old man with autistic disorder and mental retardation who exhibited aggression found that antecedent exercise significantly decreased aggression; drug therapy with an anxiolytic (lorazepam) alone had no significant effect on aggression; and exercise plus medication decreased aggression to a somewhat lesser degree than…
Descriptors: Aggression, Autism, Case Studies, Drug Therapy
James, Terrance N.; And Others – B. C. Journal of Special Education, 1986
Educable mentally handicapped adolescents with and without additional health problems (N=24) participated in a three-month fitness intervention program. Pre- and post-measures revealed a high incidence of poor posture in both groups. Related topics discussed include subsequent biomechanical interventions, subjective symptomatology, and the need…
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Adolescents, Exercise, Human Posture
