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Burford, Bronwen – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 1988
Rhythmic groups of cyclical movements--action cycles--were identified during interactions between adults and subjects (12 children, aged 8-18, and 6 young adults with profound mental handicap). Subjects performed similar actions for apparently similar reasons at similar rates to their caregivers, giving strong indication of a biologically robust…
Descriptors: Children, Experiential Learning, Interaction, Interpersonal Communication