Powered Mobility Citations

1. What is the effect of early power mobility on motor skills, IQ, psychological reactions and independence? Does IQ or motor level predict which children can use a power chair?
2. What effect will a power mobility riding toy have on participation behaviours of young children with CP?
3. How do young children with multiple and complex disabilities learn to use powered mobility?
4. Does the Pediatric Powered Mobility Screening Test (PPWST), symbolic representational level (SRS) or coping factors predict driving ability for children with CP?
5. What is the impact of early power mobility use on language, play and social skills?
6. How can an augmented mobility device impact on communication and learning for children with severe and complex disabilities? What is the influence of environmental setting?
7. Do children using a mobility device have greater improvement in communication, social-emotional and cognitive development over 12 months than matched controls?
8. What effect will a power mobility riding toy have on participation behaviours of young children with CP?
9. Do individuals functioning at early developmental levels learn cause-effect most effectively with toys, computers or power wheelchairs?
10. What effect will power mobility use have on two young children with profound disabilities?
11. How can people with profound cognitive disabilities benefit from training in a power wheelchair? What factors help or hinder learning of skills in the power chair?

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