Child: care, health and development
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Child Care Health Dev · May 2013
Case ReportsBeyond behavioural observations: a deeper view through the sensory reactions of children with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities.
The present study was aimed at assessing the behavioural and physiological responsiveness of three children with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities to a set of sensory stimuli. ⋯ Data here presented may have implications for the development and the emotional well-being of individuals with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities in that it suggests that reactions to, and potential appraisals of, sensory stimuli may occur despite the lack of consistent observable behaviours.