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A description of adaptive and maladaptive behaviour in children and adolescents with Cri‐du‐chat syndrome
Author(s) -
Teixeira M. C. T. V.,
Emerich D. R.,
Orsati F. T.,
Rimério R. C.,
Gatto K. R.,
Chappaz I. O.,
Kim C. A.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of intellectual disability research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.941
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1365-2788
pISSN - 0964-2633
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2010.01377.x
Subject(s) - psychology , adaptive behavior , adaptive behaviour , psychological intervention , adaptive functioning , intellectual disability , developmental psychology , observational study , typically developing , clinical psychology , repertoire , psychiatry , autism , medicine , pathology , physics , acoustics
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.