论文信息 - Effects of powered mobility on self‐initiated behaviours of very young children with locomotor disability (1986)

Effects of powered mobility on self‐initiated behaviours of very young children with locomotor disability (1986)

This study reports the effects of powered mobility on the selfinitiated behaviour of six children with various disabilities who, between 23 and 38 months of age, learnt to use motorized wheelchairs in less than three weeks. Using a multiple baseline design, two-hour observation periods were video-recorded at 10-day intervals before and after they achieved independent mobility. Frequency of self-initiated interaction with objects, spatial exploration and communication with caregiver were analyzed. Three children increased all three types of behaviour; one increased in two types but decreased in interaction with objects; and two increased in spatial exploration only.

Peter Rosenbaum | P. Rosenbaum

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