Advanced search
Publication Cover
Augmentative and Alternative Communication Volume 31, 2015 - Issue 3
Submit an article Journal homepage
1,696
Views
39
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Tutorial & Synthesis Article

Microswitch Technology for Enabling Self-Determined Responding in Children with Profound and Multiple Disabilities: A Systematic Review

Laura RocheSchool of Education, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
,
Jeff SigafoosSchool of Education, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New ZealandCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Giulio E. LancioniDepartment of Neuroscience and Sense Organs, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
,
Mark F. O’ReillyDepartment of Special Education, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA
&
Vanessa A. GreenSchool of Education, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
Pages 246-258 | Received 05 Sep 2014, Accepted 07 Feb 2015, Published online: 20 Mar 2015

Citations (39)

Keep up to date with the latest research on this topic with citation updates for this article.

Subscribe to citation updates

Read on this site (13)

Mohd Rizwan Jafar & D. S. Nagesh. (2023) Literature review on assistive devices available for quadriplegic people: Indian context. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology 18:6, pages 929-941.
Read now
S. Nijs, M. Zijlmans, C. Schuengel & P. J. C. M. Embregts. (2023) Operationalisation of self-determination of persons with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities: A Delphi study. Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability 48:3, pages 300-312.
Read now
Giulio E. Lancioni, Lorenzo Desideri, Nirbhay N. Singh, Jeff Sigafoos & Mark F. O’Reilly. (2022) A commentary on standards for single-case experimental studies. International Journal of Developmental Disabilities 68:5, pages 781-783.
Read now
Giulio E. Lancioni, Nirbhay N. Singh, Mark F. O’Reilly, Jeff Sigafoos, Gloria Alberti, Francesca Campodonico, Giusy Acquaviva, Valeria Chiariello & Lorenzo Desideri. (2022) Persons with intellectual and multiple disabilities activate via non-verbal responses a smartphone’s Google Assistant to access preferred stimulation. International Journal of Developmental Disabilities 68:4, pages 518-527.
Read now
Anna Rensfeldt Flink, Jakob Åsberg Johnels, Malin Broberg & Gunilla Thunberg. (2022) Examining perceptions of a communication course for parents of children with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities. International Journal of Developmental Disabilities 68:2, pages 156-167.
Read now
Giulio E. Lancioni, Nirbhay N. Singh, Mark F. O’Reilly, Jeff Sigafoos, Gloria Alberti, Francesca Campodonico, Valeria Chiariello, Lorenzo Desideri & Serafino Buono. (2022) Everyday Technology to Help People with Intellectual and Other Disabilities Access Stimulation via Functional Motor Responses and Improved Body Posture. Developmental Neurorehabilitation 25:1, pages 59-67.
Read now
Sara Nijs & Bea Maes. (2021) Assistive technology for persons with profound intellectual disability: a european survey on attitudes and beliefs. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology 16:5, pages 497-504.
Read now
Helena Tegler, Mia Pless, Monica Blom Johansson & Karin Sonnander. (2021) Caregivers’, teachers’, and assistants’ use and learning of partner strategies in communication using high-tech speech-generating devices with children with severe cerebral palsy. Assistive Technology 33:1, pages 17-25.
Read now
Giulio E. Lancioni, Nirbhay N. Singh, Mark F. O’Reilly, Jeff Sigafoos, Francesca Campodonico, Doretta Oliva, Gloria Alberti & Fiora D’amico. (2018) Using microswitch-aided programs for people with multiple disabilities to promote stimulation control and mild physical exercise. Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability 43:2, pages 242-250.
Read now
. (2016) Reflections from Fellows of ISAAC. Augmentative and Alternative Communication 32:4, pages 233-240.
Read now
Martine Smith. (2016) Evidence for Impact and Impact of Evidence. Augmentative and Alternative Communication 32:4, pages 227-232.
Read now
David McNaughton & Janice Light. (2015) What We Write about When We Write About AAC: The Past 30 Years of Research and Future Directions. Augmentative and Alternative Communication 31:4, pages 261-270.
Read now
Janice Light & David Mcnaughton. (2015) Designing AAC Research and Intervention to Improve Outcomes for Individuals with Complex Communication Needs. Augmentative and Alternative Communication 31:2, pages 85-96.
Read now

Articles from other publishers (26)

Yuta Koto, Machiko Tomozawa, Toshiaki Sato, Kazuteru Niinomi, Norio Sakai & Toshisaburo Nagai. (2023) Supporters' experiences of sensory characteristics of children with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities in after‐school daycare centres: A qualitative study. Nursing Open 10:12, pages 7826-7838.
Crossref
Christina Modh, Ann-Marie Öhrvall & Lisbeth Nilsson. (2023) Assessing the Tool-Use Learning Process in Persons with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities. Disabilities 3:4, pages 477-492.
Crossref
Christine Holyfield, Jessica Caron, Elizabeth Lorah & Bailey Norton. (2023) Effect of Low-Tech Augmentative and Alternative Communication Intervention on Intentional Triadic Gaze as Alternative Access by School-Age Children With Multiple Disabilities. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools 54:3, pages 914-926.
Crossref
Juliet Goldbart. (2023) Communication as a human right for children with profound intellectual disabilities. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology 65:6, pages 725-726.
Crossref
Giulio E Lancioni, Nirbhay N Singh, Mark F O’Reilly, Jeff Sigafoos, Gloria Alberti, Valeria Chiariello, Lorenzo Desideri & Serafino Buono. (2023) Low-Cost Technology-Aided Programs for Supporting People With Motor, Visual, and Intellectual Disabilities in Functional Forms of Occupation and Communication: Proof-of-Concept Study. JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies 10, pages e44239.
Crossref
Giulio E. Lancioni, Nirbhay N. Singh, Mark F. O'Reilly, Jeff Sigafoos, Gloria Alberti, Valeria Chiariello & Lorenzo Desideri. (2022) A microswitch-aided program to enable people with extensive multiple disabilities to control environmental stimulation through different responses. Frontiers in Psychiatry 13.
Crossref
Giulio E. Lancioni, Nirbhay N. Singh, Mark F. O’Reilly, Jeff Sigafoos, Gloria Alberti, Valeria Chiariello, Francesca Campodonico & Lorenzo Desideri. (2022) A smartphone-based program for promoting functional object manipulation responses and positive mood in people with intellectual and multiple disabilities. Technology and Disability 34:4, pages 261-269.
Crossref
Jacqueline M. van Tuyll van Serooskerken, Agnes M. Willemen, Anne de la Croix, Petri J. C. M. Embregts & Carlo Schuengel. (2022) Satisfying Basic Psychological Needs among People with Complex Support Needs: A Self-Determination Theory-Guided Analysis of Primary Relatives’ Perspectives. Disabilities 2:2, pages 330-347.
Crossref
Becky Crowe, Wendy Machalicek, Qi Wei, Christine Drew & Jay Ganz. (2021) Augmentative and Alternative Communication for Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disability: A Mega-Review of the Literature. Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities 34:1, pages 1-42.
Crossref
Laura Roche & Jeff Sigafoos. 2022. Assistive Technologies for Assessment and Recovery of Neurological Impairments. Assistive Technologies for Assessment and Recovery of Neurological Impairments 98 113 .
Simone Zorzi, Eva Marangone, Fabrizio Giorgeschi & Laura Berteotti. (2022) Promoting Choice Using Switches in People With Severe Disabilities: A Case Report. SAGE Open 12:1, pages 215824402210821.
Crossref
Synne Nese Skarsaune, Halvor Hanisch & Anita Gjermestad. (2021) Self-Determination: What can we Learn from Persons with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities?. Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research 23:1, pages 317-327.
Crossref
Giulio E. Lancioni, Nirbhay N. Singh, Mark F. O’Reilly, Jeff Sigafoos, Emanuela Resta, Francesca Campodonico, Gloria Alberti & Valeria Chiariello. (2020) Self-Regulated Versus Staff-Regulated Stimulation for Promoting Indices of Satisfaction in Persons with Severe/Profound and Multiple Disabilities. Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities 33:1, pages 137-152.
Crossref
Yashomathi & Gayathri Krishnan. 2020. Interdisciplinary Approaches to Altering Neurodevelopmental Disorders. Interdisciplinary Approaches to Altering Neurodevelopmental Disorders 63 86 .
Panayiota Stavroussi & Charalampos Karagiannidis. 2020. Encyclopedia of Education and Information Technologies. Encyclopedia of Education and Information Technologies 157 164 .
Giulio E. Lancioni, Marta Olivetti Belardinelli, Nirbhay N. Singh, Mark F. O'Reilly, Jeff Sigafoos & Gloria Alberti. (2019) Recent Technology-Aided Programs to Support Adaptive Responses, Functional Activities, and Leisure and Communication in People With Significant Disabilities. Frontiers in Neurology 10.
Crossref
Juan F. Orejuela-Zapata, Sarita Rodriguez & Gonzalo Llano Ramirez. (2019) Self-Help Devices for Quadriplegic Population: A Systematic Literature Review. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering 27:4, pages 692-701.
Crossref
Giulio E. Lancioni, Nirbhay N. Singh, Mark F. O’Reilly, Jeff Sigafoos, Gloria Alberti, Francesca Campodonico, Rosanna Tedone, Sara Quaranta & Alessandro O. Caffò. (2018) Non-ambulatory People with Intellectual Disabilities Practice Functional Arm, Leg or Head Responses Via a Smartphone-Based Program. Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities 31:2, pages 251-265.
Crossref
Martine M. Smith. (2019) Innovations for Supporting Communication: Opportunities and Challenges for People with Complex Communication Needs. Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica 71:4, pages 156-167.
Crossref
Panayiota Stavroussi & Charalampos Karagiannidis. 2019. Encyclopedia of Education and Information Technologies. Encyclopedia of Education and Information Technologies 1 8 .
Giulio E. Lancioni, Mark F. O’Reilly, Jeff Sigafoos, Fiora D’Amico, Francesca Buonocunto, Guya Devalle, Pietro D. Trimarchi, Jorge Navarro & Crocifissa Lanzilotti. (2018) A Further Evaluation of Microswitch-Aided Intervention for Fostering Responding and Stimulation Control in Persons in a Minimally Conscious State. Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders 2:3, pages 322-331.
Crossref
Anja Kollmar, Christiane Hohenstein, Adriana Sabatino & Brigitte Gantschnig. (2018) Augmentative and Alternative Communication – Scoping Review / Unterstützte Kommunikation – Scoping Review. International Journal of Health Professions 5:1, pages 91-108.
Crossref
Jessica Simacek, Brittany Pennington, Joe Reichle & Quannah Parker-McGowan. (2017) Aided AAC for people with severe to profound and multiple disabilities: A systematic review of interventions and treatment intensity. Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders 2:1, pages 100-115.
Crossref
Giulio E. Lancioni, Nirbhay N. Singh, Mark F. O’Reilly, Jeff Sigafoos, Gloria Alberti, Viviana Perilli & Francesca Campodonico. (2017) Promoting Functional Activity Engagement in People with Multiple Disabilities through the Use of Microswitch-Aided Programs. Frontiers in Public Health 5.
Crossref
Giulio E. Lancioni, Mark F. O’Reilly, Jeff Sigafoos, Fiora D’Amico, Katia Pinto, Floriana De Vanna & Antonella Scordamaglia. (2016) Persons with Mild and Moderate Alzheimer’s Disease Use Simple Technology to Support Their Leisure Engagement. Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders 1:1, pages 31-36.
Crossref
Giulio E. Lancioni, Nirbhay N. Singh, Mark F. O’Reilly, Jeff Sigafoos, Francesca Campodonico & Gloria Alberti. 2017. Handbook of Positive Psychology in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Handbook of Positive Psychology in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 261 284 .

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Order Reprints Request Corporate Permissions

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

Request Academic Permissions

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.

Related research

People also read lists articles that other readers of this article have read.

Recommended articles lists articles that we recommend and is powered by our AI driven recommendation engine.

Cited by lists all citing articles based on Crossref citations.
Articles with the Crossref icon will open in a new tab.