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Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:30:52Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2007-04-20Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T19:40:21Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 cozzani_mv_dr_rcla.pdf: 1186459 bytes, checksum: 5e2d9f3d0e2bd4ac2b1185d126ad7eee (MD5) / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / Gestos perseverativos são respostas inapropriadas para uma demanda da tarefa e eles são comuns em algumas idades. Diariamente, adultos repetem inconscientemente muitos gestos simples que são automáticos nas suas rotinas. Quando o ambiente é alterado, a sinergia do movimento não é necessariamente ajustada. Isto tem sido associado à disfunção neurológica. Por outro lado, perseveração motora tem sido recentemente usada para interpretar a canônica tarefa Piagetiana A-não-B. Na tarefa Anão- B, bebês são incentivados a alcançar e pegar um de dois objetos (localização chamada A) algumas vezes, com poucos segundos de demora entre dar a dica (chacoalhar o objeto e motivar a criança a pegá-lo) e dar o estímulo para a criança. Depois de um número de tentativas em A, o experimentador dá a dica no alvo B. Tipicamente, por volta dos 10 meses de idade, bebês com desenvolvimento normal, mesmo olhando esse jogo de esconder e procurar, voltam a alcançar na tampa A depois do experimentador ter dado a dica na tampa B. A proposta deste estudo foi determinar se crianças com e sem retardo mental perseveram ou não na tarefa modificada Piagetiana de alcançe A-não-B, também, identificar o relacionamento entre o olhar e o alcançar durante sua performance, bem como o padrão do alcançar. Nós utilizamos a tarefa modificada da caixa de areia em que um objeto é escondido em uma localização A ou B. Vinte bebês com desenvolvimento normal (GC) (média de idade de 27,3 l 3.82 meses) e vinte crianças com atraso no desenvolvimento (GD) (média de idade de 55,62 l 9.24 meses) foram autorizados por seus pais para participarem do estudo. Enquanto realizaram a tarefa A-não-B na caixa de areia, todos os participantes foram filmados por 3 cameras. Os resultados revelaram que o GD perseverou mais do que o GC ao longo de todas as tentativas... / Perseverative gestures are inappropriate responses to a task demand and they are common at any age. Daily, adults repeat unconsciously many simple gestures that are automatic in their routines. When the environment is slightly altered, the movement synergy is not necessarily adjusted. This has been associated to neurological dysfunction. On the other hand, motor perseveration has recently been used to interpret the canonical A not B Piagetian task. In the A not B task, infants are enticed to reach for and grasp at one of two objects (location called A) a few times each, with few seconds delay between cuing (shaking the object and enticing the child to grab it) and giving the stimulus to the child. After a number of trials in A, the experiment cues the B target. Typically, around the age of 9 months, normally-developing infants, even though they watch this hide and seek game, return to reach for the A lid after being cued to reach for the B lid. The purpose of this study was to determine whether or not children with and without mental retardation (MR) perseverate in a modified Piagetian A not B reaching task, and also to identify the looking and reaching relationship during their performance as well as the reaching pattern. We modified the traditional Piagetian A not B task by placing one of two identical targets (lids) inside a sand box. Twenty normally developing infants (ND) (mean age of 27,3 l 3.82 months), and twenty children with mental retardation (MR) (mean age of 55.62 l 9.24 months) were authorized by their parents to take part in this study. While performing the A not B sand box task, all participants were videotaped with three cameras. A section experiment shows results confirming that the MR group perseverated throughout all trials. The MR group decoupled looking at the targets from the reaching gesture, while ND group kept lookingreaching coupled ... (Complete abstract click eletronic access below)

For parents caring for an intellectually or developmentally disabled child (I/DD), there can be many challenges throughout various life stages. While research has been shown to emphasize an abundance of services for parents of young children and adolescents with I/DD, there has been a lack of services for later life transitions within adulthood. Within this research, a brief literature review of what preparation and services have been provided to parents of adult children with I/DD in regard to non-parental care placement is provided. The following research discusses the various perspectives of the future planning process through interviews from participants who identify themselves as a primary caregiver of their adult child with I/DD and who are 45 years of age or older. This research also discusses the results, limitations, recommendation for social work practice, and research conclusion.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 1 in 6 children are diagnosed with a developmental disability or with developmental delays, which are associated with impairments in physical, language, cognitive, and/or adaptive behaviors. To fill a gap in the literature, the adaptive profile of young children initially served as developmentally delayed (DD) were analyzed to explore adaptive differences between different ethnicities and placement settings of children at the time of the initial referral prior to DD assessment. Archival data included 333 preschool aged children. The independent variables of eligibility status (DD or not DD eligible), ethnicity (White, Black, or Hispanic), and placement setting prior to testing (home, daycare, or school) and the dependent variable of Adaptive Behavior Assessment Scale-II Parent/Primary Caregiver Form General Adaptive Composite (GAC) standard scores were used. Three 1-way ANOVAs indicated a significant difference between the 2 levels of eligibility status. There was no difference for the 3 levels of ethnicity. There was a significant difference in GAC scores between public school setting versus home setting but not between daycare setting versus public school and home settings. To effect positive social change, knowledge from this study highlights the need to increase professional and public awareness of early identification of DD children; the importance in mandating competent care by highly trained individuals; and the impact of educating parents, daycare professionals, educators, and other providers about the role of social learning on development and mastery of functional life skills for all young children.

Autism Spectrum Conditions (ASCs) are marked by social-communicative difficulties and unusually fixed or repetitive interests, activities, and behaviors (American Psychiatric Association, 2000). In this thesis, I review empirically and conceptually based philosophic proposals that maintain the social-communicative difficulties exhibited by persons on the autism spectrum result from a lack of capacity to understand other persons as minded. I will argue that the social-communicative difficulties that characterize ASCs may instead result from a lack of ability to access other minds, and that this lack of ability is due to a contingent lack of external resources.

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Purpose and objective: A good life includes opportunities to practice self-determination, to participate in and contribute to society, to have meaningful relationships, and opportunities for self-development as well as physical, emotional, and financial health and security (Verdugo et al., 2012). People labelled with an intellectual disability (PLWID) have had limited opportunities to experience these good things in life and to share their own perspectives about a good life. The purpose of this study was to learn from PLWID who face significant barriers to communication about what they most value as part of a good life. My research was situated within the sociohistorical context of the province of Ontario. My main research questions were: (1) What is a good life from the perspectives of PLWID who use various forms of augmentative and alternative forms of communication (AAC)? (2) What can we learn from past advocacy efforts? (3) What are the possibilities and limitations of participatory audio/visual methods for enabling PLWID to articulate their vision of a good life? Methods: To explore these research questions, I conducted three separate but related studies. The first study consists of six narratives of intellectual disability advocacy that has taken place in Ontario. A focus group session advised me regarding the choice of narratives to be included in the study. To conduct the second study, I adopted various research methods, including participatory audio/visual methods, inclusive research methods and narrative approaches. I facilitated a series of five workshops for five participants labelled as having an intellectual or developmental disability and facing significant barriers to communication and six supporters living in the Ottawa Region. Combining audio/visual and inclusive methods and drawing from augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), supported decision-making (SDM) and Supported Conversation for Adults with Aphasia (SCA™), participants received assistance to think about a good life. A total of 34 video vignettes communicate participants’ perspectives. Finally, to conduct the third study, I used audio/visual methods to document the participatory process of exploring a good life with participants and their supporters. Results: The results reveal that the desire for assistance to practice autonomy and the desire to contribute to shaping supports and services has been at the heart of intellectual disability advocacy efforts. Further, PLWID value participation and relationships as part of a good life. Participation in arts and sports is especially important as are relationships with family and friends. Results demonstrate that using participatory audio/visual methods combined with strategies drawn from SDM, AAC and SCA™ provide practical assistance to PLWID when thinking about and communicating their visions and ideas of the good. Conclusion and implications: The findings of this research indicate the need to continue exploring methodological approaches that facilitate the participation of PLWID and others who face barriers to communication and cognition in research and beyond. The three studies support a radically individual and relational conceptualization of autonomy and decision-making. As such, they suggest the need to rethink accepted ideas about self-determination, including reasoning and decision-making. Finally, the results support the need for individualized assistance that accommodates each person’s cognitive and communication abilities to enable meaningful participation. They also suggest the need for fundamental systemic changes that begin with practicing equality and forms of radically inclusive democracy in all our relations.

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