Characteristics of Social Skills for Adults with Intellectual Disability, Autism and PDD-NOS

Autor/inn/en	Matson, Johnny L.; Dempsey, Timothy; LoVullo, Santino V.
Titel	Characteristics of Social Skills for Adults with Intellectual Disability, Autism and PDD-NOS
Quelle	In: Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 3 (2009) 1, S.207-213 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1750-9467
DOI	10.1016/j.rasd.2008.05.006
Schlagwörter	Nonverbal Communication; Residential Programs; Social Behavior; Mental Retardation; Autism; Interpersonal Competence; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Interpersonal Relationship; Adults; Severe Mental Retardation; Antisocial Behavior; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Interpersonal Communication; Visual Impairments; Physical Disabilities + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Non-verbal communication; Nonverbale Kommunikation; Sozialer Wohnungsbau; Social behaviour; Soziales Verhalten; Geistige Behinderung; Autismus; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Visual handicap; Sehbehinderung; Physical handicap; Körperbehinderung
Abstract	Social skills deficits and excesses are defining characteristics of intellectual disability (ID). Despite this, there is an unfortunate lack of research on the patterns and profiles of social behavior, particularly with adults who are severely intellectually disabled. This paper provides an analysis of social skill patterns for adults living in residential programs in the southeastern United States using the Matson Evaluation of Social Skills for Individuals with sEvere Retardation (MESSIER) as the dependent variable. A diagnosis of an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) was associated with more serious social disability. Items that were most commonly noted as problematic for individuals with ASD included preferring to be alone, avoiding eye contact, and exhibiting peculiar or odd mannerisms. Additionally, the presence of blindness and motoric impairment was associated with a higher degree of social skills impairment. The implications of these data for assessment, treatment, and future research are discussed. (Contains 5 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10