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Odors are closely linked to emotions, play an important role in the well-being of individuals and can influence mood. Despite these crucial properties, the hedonic responses to odors of people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD) remain little explored.
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This within-subjects study aims to examine whether chil...
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Despite its importance for learning, the existence of the habituation process and its characteristics in people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD) remains understudied. Habituation is, however, considered the simplest form of learning, and a significant neuroadaptive mechanism. Even though habituation occurs in...
L’olfaction est une modalité sensorielle cruciale sur le plan cognitif et affectif ainsi que pour la qualité de vie des êtres humains. Cependant, ce sens a longtemps été négligé dans le champ du polyhandicap. Trois études portant sur les habiletés olfactives de 20 à 22 enfants et jeunes polyhandicapés ont permis de mettre en évidence leurs capacité...
People with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD) present intense and complex support needs as well as major motor, communicative, and cognitive limitations. The protocols presented in this chapter describe detailed practical procedures in order to evaluate the food, sensory, and emotional spheres of people with PIMD, taking the se...
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Après avoir rappelé les facteurs qui compliquent l’évaluation des habiletés visuelles chez les personnes polyhandicapées, cet article présente les résultats issus d’une enquête menée auprès de services experts en Europe, ainsi que ceux issus d’une revue systématique de littérature ayant pour but d’identifier les outils et procédures utilisab...
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A primary, pre-reflective form of self-awareness develops during the first two years of life, through sensory perceptions and bodily and social experiences. Although this is a central dimension in the development of children with PIMD, no tools are available to guide caregivers’ observations.
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To present the development procedure an...
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Olfaction provides information on very important dimensions of the environment; however the olfactory abilities of children and young people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD) remain largely unknown. This within-subjects study explores olfactory detection abilities in children with PIMD.
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Twenty-two childr...
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Cet article examine la dysphagie chez les enfants, adolescents et adultes polyhandicapés à partir d’une synthèse de la littérature scientifique. Les résultats des études récentes illustrent les défis qui se posent en termes d’évaluation, d’intervention et de recherche dans ce domaine prioritaire, tant sur le plan de la santé que sur le plan...
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Within the context of the Special Interest Research Group (SIRG) on Persons with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities (PIMD), researchers often discuss the methodological problems and challenges they are confronted with. The aim of the current article was to give an overview of these challenges.
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The challenges are...
Observation and educational intervention on self-awareness abilities in children with PIMD
Research in developmental psychology has shown that self-awareness plays a central role in child development. From the earliest weeks of life, infants gradually and naturally acquire a primary form of self-awareness. This enables them to organize their world...
