Journal of Intellectual Disability Research · 2011 · 13 citations · 12 references
Public HealthBehavioral SciencesPsychologyChild DevelopmentDevelopmental PsychologyIntellectual DisabilitiesAdaptive FunctioningBehavioral InterventionsChildren With DisabilitiesIntellectual Developmental DisorderNeurodevelopmental DisordersPsychosocial InterventionsAdaptive Behavior ProfilesAdaptive Functioning AssessmentCri-du-chat SyndromeFollowing RulesIntellectual Disability AssociationMaladaptive Behavior Assessment
BACKGROUND: Psychological tests can be useful to record adaptive and maladaptive behaviours of children with intellectual disability. The objective of this study was to describe the adaptive and maladaptive behaviour of children and adolescents with Cri-du-chat syndrome. METHODS: The sample consisted of 10 children and adolescents with Cri-du-chat syndrome (mean chronological age=11.3 years, mean mental age=18 months). The developmental quotient was calculated through the Psychoeducational Profile - Revised. An observational protocol was used to record adaptive and maladaptive behaviours. RESULTS: The number of maladaptive behaviours observed was different among participants. However, all of them had high rates of adaptive behaviours, such as rule-following. CONCLUSIONS: These results, though preliminary, justify that we continue to think about the need for psychoeducational interventions aimed at stimulating the repertoire of adaptive behaviours, in people with Cri-du-chat syndrome.
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