Salisbury, CL and Copeland, CG (2013). Progress of infants/toddlers with severe disabilities: Perceived and measured change. Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 33(2), 68-77. doi:10.1177/0271121412474104Study Objective and HypothesesThe study by Salisbury and Copeland (2013) had a single objective. The purpose of this study was to examine child and caregiver outcomes in a diverse sample of 21 severely disabled infants/toddlers who received services from an urban Part C program where the focus was on caregiver-centered intervention. all infants and toddlers who met certain requirements. Participants would be infants and toddlers with severe disabilities and their primary caregivers. After verifying which infants and young children met the criteria, 11 boys and 10 girls with an average age of 10.76 months participated in the study. Of the sample in this study, a little more than half of the children received their employment insurance services in a centralized setting, while the other 9 were served at home. The selected caregivers who were part of this sample reflected economic, cultural/linguistic, and ethnic diversity. The study included 21 caregivers. Salisbury C. & Copeland C. (2013) Methods and Procedures Salisbury C. & Copeland C. (2013) Due to the small sample size and exploratory nature of this study, a case study was designed in using a single program site. From there, three questions guided their work. Question 1 asked the extent to which severely disabled infants/toddlers showed improvement in key areas of development during interventions. Question 2 was what personal and personal changes were reported by the caregiver base... middle of document ...... and its effects may vary across cultures and so it would be good for me to understand and get the help that is available. This particular study would have been great for the Chenkus and Higgs family to read as they struggled with their son over his heart disability at 5 months old. In 2013, CNN http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/30/health/disabled-transplants/ wrote a report titled “Disabled Baby Denied Heart Transplant.” The family had a hard time coping with this and I think knowing about this study would have been good for them. I think this would have been a good program for them to participate in so they could work together to improve Maverick. This is a study and program that you need to hear about as I think it is very helpful and will definitely be of help to infants/toddlers and caregivers who need the help of the program..