Schatz J, Hamdan-Allen G
University of Iowa, USA.
J Autism Dev Disord. 1995 Feb;25(1):51-60. doi: 10.1007/BF02178167.
Researchers have examined adaptive behavior in autism, but few studies have looked for different patterns of adaptive skills according to age and intelligence. Domain scores from the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scale (VABS) were compared in relation to age and Performance IQ for 72 children and adolescents with autism and 37 nonautistic children and adolescents with mental retardation. Age and IQ were positively related to each of the Vineland domains. Children with autism had lower scores in the socialization domain. An interaction was present between Performance IQ and group: With increasing IQ, children with autism showed smaller increases in social functioning than children with mental retardation. A similar trend was present for daily living skills. Results suggest that (a) the relationship between the two groups' adaptive behavior profiles is stable from preschool age through adolescence, and (b) increasing IQ is associated with less of an increase in certain adaptive skills for children with autism.
研究人员已对自闭症患者的适应性行为进行了研究，但很少有研究根据年龄和智力来探寻适应性技能的不同模式。对72名患有自闭症的儿童和青少年以及37名患有智力障碍的非自闭症儿童和青少年，比较了文兰适应行为量表（VABS）的领域得分与年龄及操作智商的关系。年龄和智商与文兰量表的各个领域均呈正相关。患有自闭症的儿童在社会化领域得分较低。操作智商与组别之间存在交互作用：随着智商的提高，患有自闭症的儿童在社交功能方面的增长幅度小于患有智力障碍的儿童。日常生活技能方面也呈现出类似趋势。结果表明：（a）从学龄前到青春期，两组适应性行为概况之间的关系是稳定的；（b）智商的提高与自闭症儿童某些适应性技能增长幅度较小有关。
