A behavioral definition of profoundly mentally retarded young children states that unawareness, fearfulness, and unresponsiveness are general characteristics of these children.
“Intensive Play” is the building, through close body contact and physical stimulation, of positive responses to normally pleasurable experiences. Intensive play was developed to break through the barriers of unawareness, fearfulness, and unresponsiveness and is used for building affective behavior.
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