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Santos, Sofia; Morato, Pedro; Luckasson, Ruth – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2014
The adaptive behavior construct has gained prominent attention in human services over the last several years in Portugal, and its measurement has become an integral part of the assessment of populations with intellectual disability. In Portugal, diagnosis remains exclusively based on IQ measures, although some attention recently has been given to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Psychometrics, Mental Retardation, Adjustment (to Environment)
Goldberg, Michael R.; Dill, Charles A.; Shin, Jin Y.; Nhan, Nguyen Viet – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
This study was conducted to examine an adaptation of the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scale (VABS) [Sparrow, S. S., Balla, D. A., & Cicchetti, D. V. (1984). "The Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales." Circle Pines, MN: America Guidance Service; Sparrow, S. S., Balla, D. A., & Cicchetti, D. V. (2005). "Vineland Adaptive Behavior…
Descriptors: Vietnamese People, Mental Retardation, Construct Validity, Translation
La Malfa, Giampaolo; Lassi, Stefano; Bertelli, Marco; Albertini, Giorgio; Dosen, Anton – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
The importance of emotional aspects in developing cognitive and social abilities has already been underlined by many authors even if there is no unanimous agreement on the factors constituting adaptive abilities, nor is there any on the way to measure them or on the relation between adaptive ability and cognitive level. The purposes of this study…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Behavior Problems, Adjustment (to Environment), Measures (Individuals)
Matson, Johnny L.; Rivet, Tessa T.; Fodstad, Jill C.; Dempsey, Timothy; Boisjoli, Jessica A. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and intellectual disabilities (ID) are high prevalence developmental disabilities that co-occur at high rates. Furthermore, Axis I psychopathology is known to occur more frequently in individuals with ID than the general population. The problems are lifelong and can be major impediments to independent living.…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Autism, Developmental Disabilities, Psychopathology
Charman, Tony; Howlin, Patricia; Berry, Bryony; Prince, Emily – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2004
Increasing numbers of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are diagnosed in the preschool years, and their educational progress must be monitored. Parent questionnaire data can augment psychometric assessments and individual planning at low cost. One hundred and twenty-five parents of UK children who entered dedicated autism primary…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Questionnaires, Psychometrics, Autism
de Bildt, Annelies; Kraijer, Dirk; Sytema, Sjoerd; Minderaa, Ruud – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2005
The psychometric properties of the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales Survey Form were studied in a total population of children and adolescents with MR, and in the specific levels of functioning (n=826, age 4-18 years). The original division into (sub)domains, as assigned by the authors, was replicated in the total population and in the mild and…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Measures (Individuals), Children, Adolescents

Spreat, Scott – Journal of School Psychology, 1982
Presents and discusses a variety of psychometric information pertaining to the American Association of Mental Deficiency (AAMD) Adaptive Behavior Scale. Presents reliability and validity data. Delineates the technical characteristics of the AAMD Adaptive Behavior Scale. (Author/RC)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Rating Scales, Factor Structure, Measures (Individuals)
Walsh, Kevin K.; Shenouda, Nivine – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1999
Relations among instruments used in community mental-health services for people with developmental disabilities were explored with 284 individuals. Correlation coefficients were evaluated for statistical significance and effect size for subtests of the Reiss Screen for Maladaptive Behavior, the Aberrant Behavior Checklist, and the Adaptive…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Check Lists, Community Programs, Comparative Analysis
Shek, Daniel T. L.; Tsang, Sandra K. M.; Lam, Lorinda L.; Tang, Florence L. Y.; Cheung, Penita M. P. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2005
The purpose of this study was to examine the reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the Psycho-educational Profile-Revised (PEP-R). The Chinese PEP-R (CPEP-R) was administered to 63 preschool children with symptoms of autistic disorder recruited from special child-care centers in Hong Kong. Results showed that the scales of the CPEP-R…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Preschool Children, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Reliability

Cohen, Howard G. – Child & Youth Services, 1988
Traces the conceptual origins of adaptive behavior of handicapped people, from state residential institutions to its role in the complex process of community integration. Measurement instruments are reviewed. Measurement, conceptual, and methodological issues are discussed. (Author/BJV)
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Adjustment (to Environment), Daily Living Skills, Disabilities