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Developing a Scale of Adaptive Behavior for Young Chinese Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
Author(s) -
Liu Chuanshi,
Sun Honghuan,
Wu Fuxiang,
Posada Alexandria,
Liu Yangyang
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
mind, brain, and education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.624
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1751-228X
pISSN - 1751-2271
DOI - 10.1111/mbe.12146
Subject(s) - adaptive behavior , autism spectrum disorder , autism , psychology , adaptive behaviour , developmental psychology , scale (ratio) , reliability (semiconductor) , clinical psychology , adaptive functioning , typically developing , vineland adaptive behavior scale , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics
The purpose of the present study was to develop and evaluate a scale to measure adaptive behavior skills in Chinese children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Participants were 121 young children ( M = 55.18 months, SD = 0.18 months) with a formal diagnosis of ASD (73% male). Psychometric evaluation indicated that the reliability and validity of this scale were good. Furthermore, independent t ‐tests revealed that boys demonstrated better adaptive behavior skills than girls. The present findings suggest that the scale is a valid measure of adaptive behavior skills in Chinese children with ASD.