Training Eye-Pointing Behavior in a Nonabulatory Profoundly Mentally Retarded Child Using Contingent Vibratory Stimulation.

Zucker, Stanley H.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ227901

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Publication Date: 1980-Feb

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Training Eye-Pointing Behavior in a Nonabulatory Profoundly Mentally Retarded Child Using Contingent Vibratory Stimulation.

Zucker, Stanley H.; And Others

Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded, v15 n1 p4-7 Feb 1980

Contingent vibration was used to train a precommunication response in a spastic/quadriplegic profoundly mentally retarded boy (age 11). The results indicated an increase in the S's eye pointing behavior subsequent to the administration of response contingent vibration. (Author)

Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Case Studies, Contingency Management, Exceptional Child Research, Eye Movements, Males, Neurological Impairments, Nonverbal Communication, Severe Disabilities, Severe Mental Retardation, Stimulation, Training Methods

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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