Pregnancy Prevention Program for the Learning Disabled

该项目的总体目标是创建一个交互式的 旨在防止学习障碍(LD)青少年怀孕的计划 还有年轻人--那些有认知缺陷的人 “边缘智力功能”类别(智商一般在71-84之间)， “轻度精神发育迟滞”(智商一般在50-55-70之间)和“中度精神发育迟滞” 智力低下“(智商一般在35-40到50-55之间)。患有学习障碍的年轻人 经常准备不足，不能对性行为做出好的决定， 怀孕和为人父母。尽管准备不足，但许多人 患有学习障碍的青少年和年轻人期望性亲密 关系、婚姻和为人父母。该项目将开发六个 针对青年和妇女的独立性别预防怀孕方案 在中学有学习障碍的年轻人(11-14岁)， 高中(15-21岁)和成年(21-35岁)年龄段 智力功能的三个类别。在每个项目中，谈判， 决策和解决冲突的技能将使用 包含图形、动画和视频的交互式无文本程序 组件。将采用直接指令(DI)方法来促进 掌握所有节目用户的节目内容。将对该计划进行评估 在一项随机的临床试验中，由350名学习障碍患者组成。 建议的商业应用： 这项计划满足了一个独特的需求：为学习障碍的青少年和年轻人提供怀孕预防。该产品将吸引有学习障碍的人和为这一群体提供服务的任何人(例如，父母、学校、培训中心、职业和住宿服务、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).