Valuing Relationships: The Impact of a Sensory Program on the Interactions of Adolescents with Severe-to-Profound Intellectual Disabilities

Autor/inn/en	Yuile, Lauren Emily; Smidt, Andy; Quinlan, Sinead
Titel	Valuing Relationships: The Impact of a Sensory Program on the Interactions of Adolescents with Severe-to-Profound Intellectual Disabilities
Quelle	In: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 25 (2021) 4, S.527-553 (27 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Smidt, Andy)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1744-6295
DOI	10.1177/1744629520921730
Schlagwörter	Severe Intellectual Disability; Interaction; Adolescents; Interpersonal Relationship; Psychological Patterns; Program Effectiveness; Interpersonal Communication; Sensory Experience; Stimuli; Behavior Modification + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Interaktion; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Sinnerfahrung; Anreizsystem; Behaviour modification; Verhaltensänderung
Abstract	Background: People with severe-to-profound intellectual disabilities often lack meaningful interactions with others. Communication partners need to be skilled in identifying and responding to often-subtle behaviours. One method of facilitating interaction is the use of sensory-based stimuli. Method: This study measured the impact of sensory-based stimuli paired with behaviour chain interruptions for three participants in an alternating treatment design using a novel intervention, SensEngage. Measurements included behaviours previously identified as indicating person engagement, self-engagement, happiness as well as participants' use of potential communicative acts (PCAs). Results: The results showed increased person engagement and happiness in the SensEngage condition compared to the non-sensory condition for all three participants. An increased use of PCAs and decrease in self-engagement were observed for two participants. Conclusions: SensEngage appears to positively impact person engagement, happiness, PCAs and self-engagement for people with severe-to-profound intellectual disabilities. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01