Perspectives on adaptive functioning and intellectual functioning measures for intellectual disabilities behavioral research.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Intellectual disability (ID) is a significant limitation in both intellectual ability and adaptive functioning, but many studies of participants with ID only include a measure of overall intellectual functioning when describing their samples. The purpose of this perspective article was to provide a starting point for future research regarding the utility of including measures of both intellectual and adaptive functioning in research focused on ID. In this article, we discuss the differences and similarities between the constructs of intellectual and adaptive functioning, how they are measured, and the benefits of using both measures to describe participant abilities. Data are presented to demonstrate that intellectual and adaptive functioning measures capture separate

SUBMITTER: Mattie LJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10040585 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature