Basic mr

It is a scale for children with special needs. it has two parts part A and part B. it is measure CWSN strength and weakness.

1. BASIC –MR PART (A) DEAL WITH SKILLS BEHAVIOUR PART (B) DEAL WITH UNDESIRABLE BEHAVIOUR BEHAVIOURAL ASSESSMENT SCALE FOR INDIAN CHILDREN WITH MENTAL RETARDATION

2. PART (A) DEAL WITH SKILLS BEHAVIOUR It is used for understanding the strength and needs of the children with Mental Retardation to develop the educational programmes.

3. PART (B) DEAL WITH UNDESIRABLE BEHAVIOUR It is used to assess the problem behaviours of the children with Mental Retardation to intervenes and reduce the problem behaviour which are the main hindrances for their learning. Both the parts are useful for assessment of adaptive behaviour and maladaptive behaviour of children with Mental Retardation for classroom management.

4. PART (A) DEAL WITH SKILLS BEHAVIOUR

5. DEAL WITH SKILLS BEHAVIOUR Motor Activities of Daily Living Language Number Reading Domestic-Social Pre-vocational It has seven areas and each area has ‘40’ items. The details of the test domains are given below:

6. (1) Motor GROSS MOTOR: Runs, jumps, Rides a bicycle Walks up and down stairs, etc. FINE MOTOR: Holds object, Unscrews a bottle lid Pick up light weight object, etc.

7. (2) Activities of Daily Living (a) EATING: Eats by Self, Mixes Rice by Self Drinks from Cup or Glass, etc. (b) TOILETING: Indicates toilet needs, Washes self after toilet use, etc.

8. (c) BRUSHING: Brushes Teeth, Spits Paste, Rinses Mouth, etc. (d)BATHING: Pours water on self, Washes Face With Soap, Applies Soap on Body, etc. Cont...

9. DRESSING: Undresses by Self, Puts on Shirt, Buttons unbuttons, etc. GROOMING Applies Powder, Combs Hair, Clips Nails, etc. Cont...

10. (3) Language ( i )RECEPTIVE: Points to Pictures in a Book, Arranges Pictures After Listening to a Story, etc. (ii)EXPRESSIVE: Speaks in Simple Sentence, Names Common Objects in Use , etc.

11. (4) Number NUMBER and TIME: Counts Five Objects Meaningfully, Add Single Digit Numbers, Identifies Day, Date and Months of year , etc.

12. (5) Reading READING and WRITING: Matching, Identification, Naming of Pictures, words, Reads Sight Words, Scribbling, Tracing, Copying, Writing from Memory Words , etc.

13. (6) Domestic- Social Washes Plate After using, Dries Cloths, Greets Family Members, Others, Obeys Commands, Respond to Own Name , etc.

14. (7) Pre-vocational Does Simple Embroidery Work, Uses Screwdriver, Recognise Value of Coins, Adds or Transacts Money, etc.

15. PART (B) (DEAL WITH UNDESIRABLE BEHAVIOUR)

16. PART (B) (DEAL WITH UNDESIRABLE BEHAVIOUR) It has ten areas and each areas having all together ’75’ items. Different areas have different varying number of items. The details of the test are given below: Violent and distractive behaviour Temper tantrums Misbehaviour with other Self injurious behaviour Repetitive behaviour Odd behaviour Hyper activity Rebellious behaviour Anti social behaviour Fears and others

17. ( i ) Violent and distractive behaviour VIOLENT and DESTRUCTIVE BEHAVIOURS: Tears book, Breaks things, Throws objects, etc.

18. (ii) Temper Tantrums Rolls on The Floor, Screams, Cries Excessively, etc.

19. (iii) Misbehaviour with Other Pulls Objects from Others, Spits on Others, Beats Others, etc.

20. (iv)Self Injurious Behaviour Bangs head, Scratches self, Pulls own hair, Bites self, Peels skin, etc.

21. Repetitive Behaviour Rocks body, Nods head, Shakes part of the body repeatedly, etc.

22. Odd Behaviour Smiles, Laughs to self without reason, Talks to self without reason, Collects rubbish, etc

23. Hyper Activity Does not sit at one place for required time, Does not complete task at hand, etc.

24. Rebellious Behaviour Refuses to obey commands, Does opposite of what is requested, etc.

25. Anti Social Behaviour Steals, Cheats in games, Lies or twists the truth, Blames other

26. Fears and Others Fear of places, Persons, Animal, Objects, etc.

27. Administration

28. BASIC MR PART-A The information is collected through observation, interview he parents and report from the teachers and caretakers. The degree of performance in each item could be noted by different points. The description of the points is described below: Scoring : Independent 5 Clueing 4 Verbal Prompting 3 Physical Prompting 2 Total Dependent 1 Not Applicable 0

29. BASIC MR PART-B The information is collected direct observation techniques rather than interview techniques to determine if the child has or does not have the state problem behaviour. The degree of performance in each item could be noted by different points. The description of the points is described below : NEVER : ‘0’ OCACASIONAL : ‘1’ FREQUENTLY : ‘2’

30. Mohammad Shadab Alam M.Ed. Spl . Edu . (MR/ID) NIMH ( 2015 – 17 )