Adaptive Behavior and Problem Behavior in Young Children with Williams Syndrome

The present study compares the adaptive behavior profile of 18 young children with Williams syndrome (WS) and a developmentally matched group of 19 children with developmental disabilities and examines the relationship between adaptive behavior and problem behaviors in WS. Parents completed the Vine...

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Published in:American journal on intellectual and developmental disabilities 2014-01, Vol.119 (1), p.49-63
Main Authors: Hahn, Laura J, Fidler, Deborah J, Hepburn, Susan L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activities of Daily Living
Adaptation, Psychological
Adults
Behavior
Behavior Problems
Behavior Rating Scales
Biological and medical sciences
Caregivers
Check Lists
Child Behavior
Child Behavior Disorders - etiology
Child Behavior Disorders - psychology
Child, Preschool
Children & youth
Chromosome aberrations
Communication
Communication (Thought Transfer)
Communication Skills
Comparative Analysis
Daily Living Skills
Developmental Behavior Checklist
Developmental Delays
Developmental Disabilities
Developmental Disabilities - etiology
Developmental Disabilities - psychology
Expressive Language
Female
Genetic Disorders
Humans
Hyperactivity
Interpersonal Competence
Language Acquisition
Male
Medical genetics
Medical sciences
Motor ability
Personality
Profiles
Social Behavior
Social Development
Socialization
Studies
Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales
Williams Syndrome - complications
Williams Syndrome - psychology
Young Children
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Summary:The present study compares the adaptive behavior profile of 18 young children with Williams syndrome (WS) and a developmentally matched group of 19 children with developmental disabilities and examines the relationship between adaptive behavior and problem behaviors in WS. Parents completed the Vineland Adaptive Behavioral Scales--Interview edition and the Developmental Behavior Checklist--Primary Caregiver version (WS only). Children with WS had higher adaptive communication scores than children with other developmental disabilities. Children with WS demonstrated relative strengths in adaptive communication and socialization, coupled with relative weaknesses in daily living. Adaptive communication and socialization were negatively associated with problem behaviors in social relating in WS.
ISSN:1944-7515
1944-7558
DOI:10.1352/1944-7558-119.1.49