Remote Home-Based Virtual Training of Functional Living Skills for Adolescents and Young Adults With Intellectual Disability: Feasibility and Preliminary Results

• Published in: Frontiers in psychology Vol. 9; p. 1730
• Main Authors: Panerai, Simonetta, Catania, Valentina, Rundo, Francesco, Ferri, Raffaele
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 19.09.2018
• Subjects: functional living skills; home-based rehabilitation; intellectual disability; Psychology; remote rehabilitation; virtual reality; home-based rehabilitation; remote rehabilitation; virtual reality; intellectual disability; functional living skills

Virtual Reality (VR) is acquiring increasing credibility as a tool for teaching independent living skills to people with Intellectual Disability (ID). Generalization of skills acquired during VR training into real environment seems to be feasible. To assess feasibility and verify effectiveness of a...