Assisting people with multiple disabilities and minimal motor behavior to control environmental stimulation through a mouse wheel

作者：Shih Ching Hsiang; Shih Ching Tien; Lin Kun Tsan; Chiang Ming Shan

来源：Research in Developmental Disabilities, 2009, 30(6): 1413-1419.

DOI：10.1016/j.ridd.2009.07.001

• Poke detector
• Mouse wheel
• Multiple disabilities

This study assessed whether two people with profound multiple disabilities and minimal motor behavior would be able to control environmental stimulation using thumb poke ability with a mouse wheel and a newly developed mouse driver (i.e., a new mouse driver replacing standard mouse driver, and turning a mouse into a precise thumb poke detector). The study was carried out according to an ABAB design and included a 2-month post-intervention check. The two people increased significantly in the target response (thumb poke) to activate the control system to produce environmental stimulation during the B (intervention) phases. This performance was maintained at the post-intervention check. Practical and developmental implications of the findings were discussed.

• 出版日期2009-12
• 单位东华大学