Tafla Tally Lichtensztejn, Woodcock Kate Anne, Mecca Tatiana Pontrelli, Teixeira Maria Cristina Triguero Veloz
Center for Research on Childhood and Adolescence, Human Developmental Sciences Graduate Program, Mackenzie Presbyterian University, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Centre for Applied Psychology, School of Psychology and Institute for Mental Health, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
Child Care Health Dev. 2025 May;51(3):e70098. doi: 10.1111/cch.70098.
Adaptive behaviour deficits are limitations in executing daily activities and difficulties in responding to environmental changes, which impact social participation and independence across contexts. Adaptive behaviour measures can be used to guide interventions for individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders. Cross-cultural studies can contribute to the understanding of adaptive functioning of neurodivergence across countries.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate and compare the adaptive behaviour profiles of children and adolescents with neurodevelopmental condition from different countries.
Forty-eight children with an autism spectrum diagnosis were equally separated into country groups (Brazil and the United Kingdom) and ages (5-10 and 11-17 years old) and were evaluated with the Adaptive Behavior Assessment System, 3rd Edition (ABAS-3), the Parent Form (Ages 5-21), using the raw scores of the questionnaire.
The only scale in which a difference between nationality groups was identified was the self-direction scale, which evaluates skills needed for independence, responsibility and self-control, with older Brazilians scoring higher than their British peers in the same age group.
Similar profiles of adaptive functioning in individuals with ASD were found across cultures, with a singular difference in the self-direction scale. The study's findings shed light on the need for interventions to increase adaptive functioning skills acquisition, regardless of the culture or country in which the individual is.
适应性行为缺陷是指在执行日常活动方面存在局限性以及在应对环境变化方面存在困难，这会影响在各种情况下的社会参与和独立性。适应性行为测量可用于指导针对神经发育障碍个体的干预措施。跨文化研究有助于理解不同国家神经差异个体的适应性功能。
本研究的目的是评估和比较来自不同国家的患有神经发育疾病的儿童和青少年的适应性行为概况。
48名被诊断为自闭症谱系障碍的儿童被平均分为国家组（巴西和英国）和年龄组（5至10岁和11至17岁），并使用《适应性行为评估系统》第三版（ABAS - 3）家长版（适用于5至21岁）的问卷原始分数进行评估。
在各个国籍组之间唯一被确定存在差异的量表是自我导向量表，该量表评估独立、责任和自我控制所需的技能，年龄较大的巴西人在同一年龄组中的得分高于英国同龄人。
在不同文化中发现自闭症谱系障碍个体的适应性功能概况相似，仅在自我导向量表上存在一个差异。该研究结果揭示了无论个体所处的文化或国家如何，都需要进行干预以提高适应性功能技能的习得。
