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TOUCH RESEARCH AND
DEAFBLINDNESSA HANDFUL OF TOOLS AND IDEAS
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TOUCH AMONG THE SENSES
TOUCH IS THE MOST BASIC, THE MOST
NONCONCEPTUAL FORM OF COMMUNICATION THAT
WE HAVE. IN TOUCH THERE ARE NO LANGUAGE
BARRIERS; ANYTHING THAT CAN WALK, FLY, CREEP,
CRAWL, OR SWIM ALREADY SPEAKS IT. (INA MAY GASKIN –
SPIRITUAL MIDWIFERY)
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FIRST TOUCH FIRST!
• BEFORE BIRTH
• IN UTERO
• A WORLD WITHIN A WORLD - FEELING THE LIMITS – REACHING OUT
• REACTION TO WATER, SWIMMING – MEMORIES?
• FETUS’ REACTION TO ULTRASOUND - BEGIN TO FEEL PAIN OR DISCOMFORT
• BECOME ACCUSTOMED TO SOME OF THIS EVEN BEFORE BEING BORN
• HTTP://WWW.LIFENEWS.COM/2011/09/09/STUDY-UNBORN-BABIES-CAN-DIFFERENTIATE-TOUCH-PAIN-IN-WOMB/
• EXAMINING THEIR OWN BODIES – HEAD – AND THEN MOUTH (ANTICIPATION?)
• HTTPS://VIDEO.SEARCH.YAHOO.COM/SEARCH/VIDEO;_YLT=A86.J3SR49HWPRIAQAMNNILQ;_YLU=X3ODMTEYMWZZY
ZY3BGNVBG8DZ3EXBHBVCWMXBHZ0AWQDQJE3NDDFMQRZZWMDC2M-?
• MOTHER’S TOUCH HELPS: HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=VNV2VZBRM5M
• REACTING TO EMOTIONS FROM THE MOTHER
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BEING BORN
• DURING AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER BIRTH
• C-SECTION
• NATURAL BIRTH METHODS
• CLEANING AFTER BIRTH
• THE INCUBATOR OR CRIB VS THE UTERUS
• SKIN-TO-SKIN
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SKIN TO SKIN WITH BABY
• PREMATURE BABIES AND KANGAROO CARE:
• HTTP://MY.CLEVELANDCLINIC.ORG/CHILDRENS-HOSPITAL/HEALTH-INFO/AGES-STAGES/BABY/HIC-
KANGAROO-CARE -- LIST OF BENEFITS SUPPORTED BY RESEARCH
• HISTORY
• SKIN-TO-SKIN
• FATHER’S TOO!
• BONDING MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE
• DIFFICULTY OF BONDING WITH A CHILD WHO IS DEAFBLIND
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MASSAGE
• CULTURAL CONNECTIONS
• BEGINNING OF INFANT AND CHILD MASSAGE IN THE US
• ENHANCE THE “BOND” BETWEEN PARENTS AND CHILD
• THE TOUCH RESEARCH INSTITUTE (MIAMI):
• HTTP://PEDIATRICS.MED.MIAMI.EDU/COMMUNITY-OUTREACH/TOUCH-RESEARCH-INSTITUTE
• HTTP://WWW.IAIM.ORG.UK/
• HTTP://WWW.LOVINGTOUCH.COM/
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TOUCH CREATES DIMENSIONS
• WHAT IS “HAPTIC”
• THE “WHOLE” PICTURE -- WITH VISION AND HEARING
• “EDUCATES” DISTANCE SENSES
• COMPLETES THE CONSTRUCTION OF CONCEPTS
• MORE PRIMITIVE, BUT NOT INFERIOR
• SOMETIMES OUTDOES THE DISTANCE SENSES
• CONTINUOUS FEEDBACK -- EVEN WHILE ASLEEP
• THE SOCIAL DIMENSION
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TOUCH CREATES DIMENSIONS
• TOUCH – A TWO-SIDED MIRROR
• THE CONTINUUM OF TOUCH
• INTERRUPTION OF THE CONTINUUM
• THE “EMOTIONAL” DIMENSION
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EMOTIONS
• MOTIVATORS
• EFFECT ON MEMORY
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TOUCH CONVERSATIONS
HTTP://WWW.PERKINSELEARNING.ORG/VIDEOS/WEBCAST/CONVERSATIONS-CONNECTING-AND-
LEARNING-PERSONS-WHO-ARE-DEAFBLIND
• TOUCH, MOVEMENT AND RHYTHM AS COMPONENTS OF EARLY CONVERSATIONS
• “EARLY” COULD INCLUDE CHILDREN WHO ARE DEAFBLIND, BUT NOT NECESSARILY “YOUNG” IN AGE
• THESE TOUCH CONVERSATIONS INCLUDE GOOD CONVERSATIONAL TACTICS:
• JOINT ATTENTION
• TURN TAKING
• RESPECTFULLY BEING HEARD
• WAITING
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TOUCH COMES BEFORE SIGHT,
BEFORE SPEECH
IT IS THE FIRST LANGUAGE,
AND THE LAST,
AND IT ALWAYS TELLS THE TRUTH.
(MARGARET ATWOOD)
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REMEMBER…..
TOUCH FUNCTIONS EVEN WHEN VISION AND HEARING FADE
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RESOURCES
• FROM ACTIVE TOUCH TO TACTILE COMMUNICATION – WHAT’S COGNITION GOT TO DO
WITH IT? JUDE NICHOLAS
• TOUCHING: THE HUMAN SIGNIFICANCE OF THE SKIN. ASHLEY MONTAGU
• THE PSYCHOLOGY OF TOUCH. EDS. MORTON A. HELLER, WILLIAM SCHIFF
• TOUCH AND BLINDNESS: PSYCHOLOGY AND NEUROSCIENCE. EDS. MORTON A. HELLER &
SOLEDAD BALLESTEROS