Abstract
Patterns of caregiver responses to client adaptive behavior were compared between adults with intellectual disabilities with and without self-injurious behavior. Participants with moderate to profound intellectual disability and self-injury (n 5 89) and age/IQ matched control participants (n 5 20) were selected from a large sample of adults living in a regional residential center. Approximately 45 minutes of direct observation data were collected for each participant during unstructured leisure time. Data were sequentially analyzed and Yule's Q scores derived and compared among groups. Results indicated that caregivers were more responsive to prosocial initiations and adaptive engagement among individuals with severe self-injurious behavior than to those with mild or no self-injurious behavior and that these responses were more likely to be in the form of a demand.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 225-232 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | American journal on intellectual and developmental disabilities |
Volume | 117 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 2012 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Caregivers
- Child effects
- Self-injurious behavior (SIB)