Profiles and development of adaptive behavior in children with Down syndrome.
Profiles and development of adaptive behavior in children with Down syndrome.
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10.3104/reprints.293
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2006-06-01
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Evans, David W
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Dykens, Elisabeth M;Hodapp, Robert M;Evans, David W
采用Vineland适应行为量表对80例1~11.5岁唐氏综合征儿童的适应行为特征和发展轨迹进行了横断面研究。个人资料调查结果显示，与日常生活和社交技能相比，沟通能力明显不足。在交流本身，表达语言明显弱于接受技能，特别是当儿童的总体交流水平在24个月以上时。1到6岁的儿童在适应功能方面显示出与年龄相关的显著增长，但年龄较大的受试者显示出年龄和适应行为之间没有关系。然而，在这一年长的群体中，变异性增加，这意味着并不是所有的儿童在童年中期处于适应发展的平台期。对唐氏综合征的发展和干预计划的意义进行了讨论。
The profiles and developmental trajectories of adaptive behavior were cross-sectionally examined in 80 children with Down syndrome ages 1 to 11.5 years using the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales. Profile findings indicated a significant weakness in communication relative to daily living and socialization skills. Within communication itself, expressive language was significantly weaker than receptive skills, especially when children's overall communicative levels were above 24 months. One to 6-year-old children showed significant age-related gains in adaptive functioning, but older subjects showed no relation between age and adaptive behavior. There was, however, increased variability within this older group, implying that not all children plateau in adaptive development during the middle childhood years. Implications for development in Down syndrome and intervention programs were discussed.