Rönnberg J, Borg E
Department of Behavioural Sciences, Linköping University, Sweden.
Scand Audiol. 2001;30(2):67-77. doi: 10.1080/010503901300112176.
This paper reviews research on deaf-blind individuals, primarily from behavioral and communicative points of view. Inclusion in the population of deaf-blind is qualified by describing a variety of subgroups and genetically based syndromes associated with deaf-blindness. Sensory assessment procedures--based primarily on residual capacities--are appraised. Consequences for everyday life are described briefly. Non-sensory, alternative classificatory schemes and procedures are presented and the results from behavior modification procedures used for correcting maladaptive behaviors are summarized. Methods for communicating tactilely are described and evaluated. Attention is also drawn to some suggestions regarding learning of alphabetic codes and sign acquisition. Finally, suggestions for future research are proposed.
本文主要从行为和交流的角度回顾了对聋盲人士的研究。通过描述与聋盲相关的各种亚组和基于基因的综合征来界定聋盲人群体。对主要基于残余能力的感官评估程序进行了评估。简要描述了对日常生活的影响。介绍了非感官的替代分类方案和程序，并总结了用于纠正适应不良行为的行为矫正程序的结果。描述并评估了触觉交流方法。还提请注意一些关于字母代码学习和手语习得的建议。最后，提出了未来研究的建议。
