Pregnancy Prevention Program for the Learning Disabled

该项目的总体目标是创建一个互动的 旨在防止学习障碍青少年怀孕的方案 和年轻的成年人--那些有认知局限性的人， “边缘智力功能”类别（智商范围一般为71-84）， “轻度智力迟钝”（智商范围一般为50-55至70）和“中度智力迟钝”（智商范围一般为50-55至70） 智力低下（IQ范围一般为35-40至50-55）。患有LD的年轻人 经常准备不足，无法对性行为做出正确的决定， 怀孕和为人父母尽管准备不足，许多 患有LD的青少年和年轻人期待性亲密 关系、婚姻和为人父母。该项目将开发6个 针对不同性别的青少年独立的预防怀孕光盘方案， 中学阶段有学习障碍的年轻人（11-14岁）， 高中（15-21岁）和成人（21 -35岁）年龄段， 三种智力功能。在每个项目中，谈判， 决策和解决冲突的技能将使用 结合图形、动画和视频的交互式无文本程序 件.将采用直接指导（DI）方法， 为所有程序用户掌握程序内容。该计划将被评估 在一项随机临床试验中，350名有学习障碍的人。 拟定商业应用： 该计划满足了一个独特的需求：为有学习障碍的青年和年轻人预防怀孕。该产品将吸引有学习障碍的人和为这一人群服务的任何人（例如，家长、学校、培训中心、职业和居民服务机构、公共卫生诊所和集体之家）。

The overall goal of this project is to create an interactive program designed to prevent pregnancy among learning disabled (LD) adolescents and young adults - those with cognitive limitations who fall into the categories of "borderline intellectual functioning" (IQ range generally 71-84), "mild mental retardation" (IQ range generally 50-55 to 70) and "moderate mental retardation" (IQ range generally 35-40 to 50-55). Young people with LD are frequently ill-prepared to make good decisions about sexual activity, pregnancy, and parenthood. Despite this inadequate preparation, many adolescents and young adults with LD look forward to sexually intimate relationships, marriage, and parenthood. This project will develop six stand-alone gender-specific CD-ROM pregnancy prevention programs for youth and young adults with learning disabilities at the middle school (11-14 years), high school (15-21 years), and adult (2 1-35 years) age levels who fall into three categories of intellectual functioning. Within each program, negotiating, decision-making, and conflict resolution skills will be taught using an interactive text-free program incorporating graphics, animation, and video components. Direct Instruction (DI) methodology will be employed to facilitate mastery of program content for all program users. The program will be evaluated by 350 individuals with learning disabilities in a randomized clinical trial. PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATION: This program fills a unique need: pregnancy prevention for learning disabled youth and young adults. This product will be attractive to people with learning disabilities and anyone serving this population (e.g., parents, schools, training centers, vocational and residential services, public health clinics, and group homes).