Developmental Trajectories in Adolescents and Adults With Autism: The Case of Daily Living Skills

Autor/inn/en	Smith, Leann E.; Maenner, Matthew J.; Seltzer, Marsha Mailick
Titel	Developmental Trajectories in Adolescents and Adults With Autism: The Case of Daily Living Skills
Quelle	In: Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 51 (2012) 6, S.622-631 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0890-8567
DOI	10.1016/j.jaac.2012.03.001
Schlagwörter	Autism; Down Syndrome; Adolescents; Daily Living Skills; Longitudinal Studies; Adults; Comparative Analysis; Disabilities; Data Analysis; Research; Intervention; Environmental Influences + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; 'Downs Syndrome; Down''s Syndrome'; Down-Syndrom; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Alltagsfertigkeit; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Handicap; Behinderung; Auswertung; Forschung; Environmental influence; Umwelteinfluss
Abstract	Objective: This study aimed to investigate the longitudinal course of daily living skills in a large, community-based sample of adolescents and adults with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) over a 10-year period. Method: Adolescents and adults with ASD (n = 397) were drawn from an ongoing, longitudinal study of individuals with ASD and their families. A comparison group of 167 individuals with Down syndrome (DS) were drawn from a linked longitudinal study. The Waisman Activities of Daily Living Scale was administered four times over a 10-year period. Results: We used latent growth curve modeling to examine change in daily living skills. Daily living skills improved for the individuals with ASD during adolescence and their early 20s, but plateaued during their late 20s. Having an intellectual disability was associated with lower initial levels of daily living skills and a slower change over time. Individuals with DS likewise gained daily living skills over time, but there was no significant curvature in the change. Conclusions: Future research should explore what environmental factors and interventions may be associated with continued gains in daily living skills for adults with ASD. (Contains 3 tables and 3 figures.) (As Provided).
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