Factors that Influence the Daily Living Skills of Autistic Adults: The Importance of Opportunity.

ABSTRACT: While existing literature has demonstrated that Daily Living Skills (DLS) performance of autistic individuals is lower than what is expected of their age and cognitive abilities, limited studies have examined DLS in autistic adults. This study aimed to understand the influence of intellectual function (IQ) and contextual factors (i.e., provision of opportunities) on autistic individuals' DLS performance. Participants included 33 autistic individuals ranging in age from 16 to 35 years. Their caregivers were administered the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, 3rd edition's (Vineland-3) caregiver interview form. A novel coding system was developed to capture the frequency of reasons for participants' non-performance of DLS tasks, based on caregiver's report. "Target" scores reflecting expecte

SUBMITTER: Teh SE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11571962 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature