Loveland K A, Kelley M L
University of Texas Medical School, Houston.
Am J Ment Retard. 1991 Jul;96(1):13-20.
The Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales were used to assess adaptive behavior of MA-matched preschool children with autism or Down syndrome. Preschoolers with Down syndrome attained higher age equivalents and standard scores in the Socialization domain than did children with autism. Adaptive standard scores were unrelated to chronological age (CA) in both groups. However, adaptive age equivalent was positively related to CA for children with Down syndrome in all domains, but only in Communication for children with autism. All children with higher mental ages (MAs) also had higher levels of adaptive skills in all domains. Vineland standard scores recalculated by MA were higher in the Down syndrome than the autism group for Socialization. Results suggest that differing patterns of adaptive development are present very early in children with autism or Down syndrome.
使用文兰适应行为量表来评估与心理年龄匹配的自闭症或唐氏综合征学龄前儿童的适应行为。唐氏综合征学龄前儿童在社会化领域的年龄当量和标准分数高于自闭症儿童。两组的适应标准分数与实际年龄（CA）均无关联。然而，唐氏综合征儿童在所有领域的适应年龄当量与实际年龄呈正相关，而自闭症儿童仅在沟通领域如此。所有心理年龄（MA）较高的儿童在所有领域的适应技能水平也更高。按心理年龄重新计算的文兰标准分数在唐氏综合征组的社会化方面高于自闭症组。结果表明，自闭症或唐氏综合征儿童在早期就存在不同的适应发展模式。
