Assessment of the Adaptive Behavior of Young Children with Visual Impairments in an Early Intervention Service: A Pilot Study.

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Introduction

Adaptive behavior, defined as a critical set of skills learned and performed throughout daily life to cope with society's age-appropriate expectations, is a central concept for people with disabilities in both clinical and research contexts. As AB is an essential component of daily functioning, assessment is necessary both for the diagnostic process and for intervention, as it enables scores to be compared with the developmental norm, identifies strengths and weaknesses of the persons and monitors the progress of interventions. AB assessment is common in children with developmental delays but less common in children with visual impairment (VI). The aim of this study was to evaluate the AB of young children with VI through a pilot study and descriptive data.

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SUBMITTER: Caron V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11506584 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature