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MELDRETH DRIBBLE‐CONTROL PROJECT
Author(s) -
RAPP D. L.,
BOWERS P. M.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
child: care, health and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.832
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1365-2214
pISSN - 0305-1862
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2214.1979.tb00118.x
Subject(s) - control (management) , psychology , spastic , swallowing , audiology , computer science , medicine , physical medicine and rehabilitation , artificial intelligence , dentistry , cerebral palsy
Summary Seven subnormal spastic children aged 15–16 years, who had the additional problem of profuse dribbling, were trained to associate an auditory cue, from a small box pinned to their clothes, with swallowing. A significant reduction in dribble rate was obtained for all children within the first week. This method of dribble control has two advantages: it requires very little professional time, and the child's ability to control his dribbling is emphasized from the beginning.