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Participation in recreational activities is a critical component in an optimal quality of life. However, individuals with disabilities often face many barriers to traditional recreational activities. Individuals with CHARGE syndrome commonly experience multisensory impairments, balance problems, and breathing problems, making participation particularly challenging. The purpose of this study was to obtain parent perspective on their child's participation in recreation and the barriers they encounter. Parents of 71 individuals with CHARGE reported their children were actively participating in a wide range of recreational activities. However, there were barriers to participation with lack of knowledge of opportunities being the greatest barrier. Balance and breathing issues were related to less participation, but not sensory impairments including deafblindness. Keywords: Recreation participation, barriers, deafblindness, CHARGE Syndrome, Trends in and Barriers to Recreation Participation in CHARGE Syndrome Recreation is variously defined but may be considered an activity that is undertaken in non-obligated time, freely chosen, self-rewarding, and [...]

Children with ADHD were administered 75 dB of continuous white noise during independent seat work in the classroom and during bedtime in their homes. Compared to baseline all three students exhibited decreases in off-task behavior. Off-task behavior returned to original baseline levels when white noise was removed and decreased again when reintroduced in classrooms. White noise also decreased bedtime sleep latency and spontaneous night wakings at home. Both sleep latencies and night wakings increased during return-to-baseline conditions. Surprisingly, when white noise was reintroduced only in the classrooms sleep improved a second time. White noise in classrooms with or without simultaneous treatment during sleep at night resulted in lower levels of off-task classroom behavior as well as less disruptive sleep. Results were independent of whether children were on ADHD medication. Children, teachers, and parents all rated white noise favorably. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]