Adaptive Skills and Maladaptive Behavior of Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders Attending Special Schools in Singapore

Autor/in	Poon, Kenneth K.
Titel	Adaptive Skills and Maladaptive Behavior of Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders Attending Special Schools in Singapore
Quelle	In: Journal of the International Association of Special Education, 12 (2011) 1, S.65-70 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1555-6913
Schlagwörter	Special Schools; Autism; Adolescents; Adjustment (to Environment); Foreign Countries; Behavior Problems; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Check Lists; Interviews; Singapore; Developmental Behavior Checklist; Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Special school; Sonderschule; Autismus; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Ausland; Checkliste; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Singapur
Abstract	This study describes the profile of and relationships between adaptive skills and the maladaptive behaviors exhibited by adolescents with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) attending special schools in Singapore. Parents of 20 adolescents with ASD attending special schools completed the Development Behavior Checklist (DBC; Einfeld & Tonge, 1995; Einfeld & Tonge, 2002) and were interviewed on Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, second edition (VABS-II; Sparrow, Cicchetti, & Balla, 2005). Consistent with studies conducted in other contexts, this study reported low levels of adaptive skills and the presence of challenging behavior, albeit at levels reflecting lower levels of severity when compared with previous research. The only statistically significant relationship between the instruments was the correlation between the social and communication subscales of the VABS-II with the social relatedness subscale of the DBC. Implications for further research and for practice are discussed. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	International Association of Special Education. c/o College of Education, Northern Arizona University, P.O. Box 5774, Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5774. Tel: 928-523-8979; Fax: 928-523-1929; Web site: http://iase.coe.nau.edu/index3.html
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10