Variability of stereotypic body-rocking motions of adults with mental retardation.

By: Newell, Karl M. et al.
Series: American Journal on Mental Retardation 104 (3) May 1999: 279-288.Publisher: 1999Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume Subject(s): INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY | PROFOUND INTELLECTUAL AND MULTIPLE DISABILITIES (PIMD) | BODY LANGUAGE | MOVEMENT DISORDERS | ADULTSSummary: The variability of stereotypic body-rocking motions of adullts with severe and profound mental retardation not on medication was examined through a kinematic analysis. A matched nonretarded group of adults was also examined in the production of preferred rates of body-rocking. The inter-and-intrindividual varitability of the body-rocking motions was, on average higher for the individuals with mental retardation, although a few participants showed as low a variability as the least variable participants in the nonretarded group. These findings provide further evidence that the kinematic varibility of stereotypies is not lower than that displayed by others engaged in similar movement activities and support the proposition that low varitability of discrete kinematic variables may not be a defining feature of stereotypy. [AJ].
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The variability of stereotypic body-rocking motions of adullts with severe and profound mental retardation not on medication was examined through a kinematic analysis. A matched nonretarded group of adults was also examined in the production of preferred rates of body-rocking. The inter-and-intrindividual varitability of the body-rocking motions was, on average higher for the individuals with mental retardation, although a few participants showed as low a variability as the least variable participants in the nonretarded group. These findings provide further evidence that the kinematic varibility of stereotypies is not lower than that displayed by others engaged in similar movement activities and support the proposition that low varitability of discrete kinematic variables may not be a defining feature of stereotypy. [AJ].

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