Teacher- and parent-reported trajectories of maladaptive behaviors among individuals with autism and non-spectrum delays.

ABSTRACT: People with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and non-spectrum developmental delays frequently exhibit maladaptive behaviors throughout the lifespan, which can have pervasive effects on quality of life. Maladaptive behaviors have been shown to change over time as a function of various individual-level factors (e.g., cognitive ability), yet research is primarily limited to parent-reported measures. To expand upon this work, the present study aimed to examine trajectories of teacher- and parent-reported maladaptive behaviors (i.e., hyperactivity, irritability, social withdrawal) and to test whether individual-level predictors (e.g., autism features, verbal intelligence quotient) and school-related predictors (e.g., teacher type, student-adult ratio, personal aide, school type) impact these traj

SUBMITTER: Rosen NE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9839568 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature