%0 Journal Article %1 Horton1989 %A Horton, S. V. %A Taylor, D. C. %D 1989 %J Res Dev Disabil %K Behavior Therapy; Cerebral Palsy; Child, Preschool; Combined Modality Education of Mentally Retarded; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Locomotion; Male; Physical Therapy Modalities %N 4 %P 363--375 %T The use of behavior therapy and physical therapy to promote independent ambulation in a preschooler with mental retardation and cerebral palsy. %V 10 %X This study investigated the effectiveness of an instructional program designed to promote independent walking in a mentally and physically handicapped pre-schooler involving a collaborative effort between a behavior therapist and a physical therapist in an interdisciplinary setting, a public school. By letting the youngster experience a treatment package culminating in listening to a dishwasher operating for a few minutes contingent on walking increasingly longer distances, he eventually ambulated 150 feet during treatment. Independent walking transferred to nonexperimental settings in the school, home, and community. Follow-up observations at two and 32-month intervals indicated long-lasting treatment effects. Results are discussed in terms of the natural consequences that maintained walking, including response efficiency and social reinforcement, as well as a treatment model that incorporated both the form and the function of the response.

@article{Horton1989, abstract = {This study investigated the effectiveness of an instructional program designed to promote independent walking in a mentally and physically handicapped pre-schooler involving a collaborative effort between a behavior therapist and a physical therapist in an interdisciplinary setting, a public school. By letting the youngster experience a treatment package culminating in listening to a dishwasher operating for a few minutes contingent on walking increasingly longer distances, he eventually ambulated 150 feet during treatment. Independent walking transferred to nonexperimental settings in the school, home, and community. Follow-up observations at two and 32-month intervals indicated long-lasting treatment effects. Results are discussed in terms of the natural consequences that maintained walking, including response efficiency and social reinforcement, as well as a treatment model that incorporated both the form and the function of the response.}, added-at = {2014-07-19T20:28:31.000+0200}, author = {Horton, S. V. and Taylor, D. C.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/205a4b063396c538f23c2b08f57c52ae6/ar0berts}, groups = {public}, interhash = {7991005ad2668f7d59dc6241ab080688}, intrahash = {05a4b063396c538f23c2b08f57c52ae6}, journal = {Res Dev Disabil}, keywords = {Behavior Therapy; Cerebral Palsy; Child, Preschool; Combined Modality Education of Mentally Retarded; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Locomotion; Male; Physical Therapy Modalities}, number = 4, pages = {363--375}, pmid = {2587827}, timestamp = {2014-07-19T20:28:31.000+0200}, title = {The use of behavior therapy and physical therapy to promote independent ambulation in a preschooler with mental retardation and cerebral palsy.}, username = {ar0berts}, volume = 10, year = 1989 }