Variability in Adaptive Behaviour in Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autor/inn/en	Golya, Nandita; McIntyre, Laura Lee
Titel	Variability in Adaptive Behaviour in Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Quelle	In: Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 43 (2018) 1, S.102-111 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1469-9532
DOI	10.3109/13668250.2017.1287886
Schlagwörter	Child Behavior; Behavior Problems; Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Severity (of Disability); Caregivers; Depression (Psychology); Young Children; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Communication Skills; Interpersonal Relationship; Daily Living Skills; Parents; Family Environment; Questionnaires; Adjustment (to Environment); Behavior Rating Scales; Measures (Individuals); Correlation; Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales; Childhood Autism Rating Scale; Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Schweregrad; Caregiver; Carer; Betreuungsperson; Pfleger; Frühe Kindheit; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Kommunikationsstil; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Alltagsfertigkeit; Eltern; Familienmilieu; Fragebogen; Messdaten; Korrelation
Abstract	Background: Understanding adaptive behaviour variability in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may have important implications for early intervention. The purpose of this study was to explore whether autism symptom severity and caregiver depression affected adaptive behaviour in young children with ASD. Method: Data were collected from 60 primary caregivers of children aged 2-6 years with ASD. A factorial multivariate analysis of covariance was conducted to investigate if different levels of autism symptom severity and caregiver depression affected communication, socialisation, and daily living skills, after controlling for child age. Results: Findings suggest that only autism symptom severity accounted for significant variance in adaptive behaviour, with socialisation being most impacted. Although more than half of the caregivers reported heightened depressive symptoms, caregiver depression was not related to adaptive behaviour. Conclusions: Findings highlight the level of functional impairment that young children with ASD experience in relation to autism symptom severity. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01