Assistive Technology as a Self-Management Tool for Prompting Students With Intellectual Disabilities to Initiate and Complete Daily Tasks: A Literature Review
Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities
Mechling, L. C. (2007).
Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 42(3), 252-269.
This literature review investigates the effect of assistive technology on self-management in children with intellectual disability.
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1990-2005
Published, peer-reviewed experimental study designs
40 studies; 1 review
The studies in this review examined the use of assistive technology using four types of prompts: 1) pictorial prompts, 2) tactile prompts, 3) auditory prompts, and 4) computer-aided prompts; all of which reported positive results for eliciting a target response. Overall the authors conclude that assistive technology can be an effective tool for providing antecedent prompts for children with intellectual disabilities.
