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.
%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.
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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.},
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author = {Horton, S. V. and Taylor, D. C.},
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keywords = {Behavior Therapy; Cerebral Palsy; Child, Preschool; Combined Modality Education of Mentally Retarded; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Locomotion; Male; Physical Therapy Modalities},
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pages = {363--375},
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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.},
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