Rodrigue J R, Morgan S B, Geffken G R
Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville 32610.
J Autism Dev Disord. 1991 Jun;21(2):187-96. doi: 10.1007/BF02284759.
The adaptive behaviors of 20 autistic, 20 Down syndrome, and 20 developmentally normal children were compared using the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scale. Unlike previous studies, we included a comparison group of very young normally developing children and matched subjects on overall adaptive behavior as well as several pertinent demographic characteristics. Findings revealed that, relative to children with Down syndrome or normal development, autistic children displayed significant and pervasive deficits in the acquisition of adaptive social skills, and greater variability in adaptive skills. These findings underscore the need to longitudinally assess the development of socialization in autistic children and further highlight the utility of the Vineland in operationally defining the nature of social dysfunction in autistic children.
使用文兰适应行为量表比较了20名自闭症儿童、20名唐氏综合征儿童和20名发育正常儿童的适应行为。与以往的研究不同，我们纳入了一组非常年幼的正常发育儿童作为对照组，并在总体适应行为以及几个相关人口统计学特征方面对受试者进行了匹配。研究结果显示，相对于唐氏综合征儿童或发育正常的儿童，自闭症儿童在获得适应性社交技能方面表现出显著且普遍的缺陷，并且在适应技能方面具有更大的变异性。这些发现强调了纵向评估自闭症儿童社交能力发展的必要性，并进一步突出了文兰量表在明确自闭症儿童社交功能障碍本质方面的实用性。
