EFFECTS OF POWERED MOBILITY ON SELF‐INITIATED BEHAVIORS OF VERY YOUNG CHILDREN WITH LOCOMOTOR DISABILITY
- 1 June 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology
- Vol. 28 (3), 325-332
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8749.1986.tb03881.x
Abstract
This study reports the effects of powered mobility on the self-initiated behavior of six children with various disabilities who, between 23 and 38 months of age, learned to use motorized wheelchairs in less than three weeks. Using a multiple baseline design, two-hour observation periods were videorecorded at 10-day intervals before and after they achieved independent mobility. Frequency of self-initiated interaction with objects, spatial exploration and communication with care-giver were anlyzed. Three children increased all three types of behavior; one increased in two types but decreased in interaction with objects; and two increased in spatial exploration only.This publication has 6 references indexed in Scilit:
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