Citation

Lancioni GE, Singh NN, O'Reilly MF, Sigafoos J, Olivetti Belardinelli M. Cogn. Process. 2012; 13(Suppl 1): S219-S222.

Affiliation

Department of Neuroscience and Sense Organs, University of Bari, Via Quintino Sella 268, 70100, Bari, Italy, giulio.lancioni@uniba.it.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Springer Verlag)

DOI

10.1007/s10339-012-0485-5

PMID

22806668

Abstract

Persons with a diagnosis of minimally conscious state and pervasive motor disabilities tend to be passive and isolated. A way to help them improve their adaptive behavior (relate to their environment) involves the use of intervention packages combining assistive technology with motivational strategies. The types of assistive technology included in those packages may consist of (a) microswitches allowing direct access to environmental stimuli, (b) combinations of microswitches and voice output communication devices (VOCAs) allowing stimulus access and calls for caregivers' attention, respectively, and (c) computer presentations of stimulus options and microswitches allowing choice among those options and access to them.

Language: en