A study, involving four developmentally disabled children who exhibited a variety of disruptive behaviors such as self-injury and tantrums, was conducted to assess the influence of task demands and adult attention on children's behaviors. The three experimental conditions were the "EASY 100" which consisted of an easy task on which children could…

This paper offers reflections from the author's experience with community placement for developmentally disabled persons, specifically addressing practical and philosophical issues. Drawn from the author's personal involvement with the Macomb-Oakland Regional Center (MORE) in Michigan, this document notes nine illustrations of progress from…

A social curriculum package was developed for use in adjustment training centers that serve developmentally disabled clients over the age of 16 years. The curriculum features two different instructional styles (verbal instruction and role play) for nine task areas: (1) seeking attention, (2) complying, (3) telling the truth, (4) expressing…

A case is made for the utility and necessity of thorough behavioral analysis and description of developmentally disabled children using Wolfenberger's "Five Embarrassments in the Diagnostic Process" as a point of departure. (DB)

The authors report the first year's evaluation findings on the Family Consultation Project, a transdisciplinary, noncategorical early intervention program serving infants at known or high risk for developmental disability due to genetic disorders or severe perinatal medical complications. The intervention program encouraged mutual pleasure in the…

In observations of three brain injured children (20, 32, and 24 months old), the authors found a strong association between reinforcement density and cooperative behavior during physical therapy sessions. The results suggested that the delivery of reinforcement per se has substantial effects on behavior. When large amounts of noncontingent…

This three-year pilot program provided an opportunity to work intensively with a small group of severe epileptic clients in a comprehensive rehabilitation center setting. The goals of the program were not only to evaluate intensively and attempt to maximize the individual client's potential for working and living in society through the provision…

The study examined community based services for developmentally disabled children and their families. A mail survey questionnaire was completed by 66 parents whose children, ages 3 to 21, were attending special schools in a Midwestern suburb. The findings reported are concerned with parents': (1) utilization of primary and professional resources…

Two paradigms (rewards and verbal prompts, and timeout procedures), both making social consequences contingent upon the S's behavior and both requiring the S to practice the desired response, were used to reduce inappropriate language in a 33 year old resident of a center for the developmentally disabled. Data from the morning and afternoon…

The performance of two developmentally delayed Down's Syndrome children on the Uzgiris-Hunt Scales (UHS) of psychological development is discussed in detail to illustrate the applicability of the scales to developmentally delayed children. This work was carried out at the Garden Park School for trainable and multiple-handicapped children in…

The booklet provides information on the early implementation of state protection and advocacy (P and A) systems as provided for and funded by Public Law 94-103 (Developmentally Disabled Assistance and Bill of Rights Act). The P and A implementing agencies are described in terms of the following characteristics: budget, staffing, use of resources,…

The book describes federal training and employment resources for developmentally disabled persons. The first section provides a brief historical background of the federal government's involvement in employment and training beginning with the 1930's up to the passage of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Section II examines seven…

The instructor-free, empirically-based training package is designed to teach personnel at all levels to develop and implement individual program plans for severely handicapped, developmentally disabled persons in their own agencies. The package consists of a six-chapter trainee workbook (individual program planning and the interdisciplinary team,…

The presentation deals with four of the factors that have made the Illinois Developmental Centers for the Retarded a success. The following four factors are discussed: (1) the philosophy that the developmentally disabled are individuals and members of society with rights and privileges due all citizens; (2) intensive staff development programs…

Presented in the first year report of a joint project by the Oregon Developmental Disabilities Council and the Research and Training Center in Mental Retardation at the University of Oregon are planning strategies to assist state advisory councils in serving the developmentally disabled. Described in part one are project activities and reproduced…