[Adaptive functioning in adults with intellectual deficiency: Role of skills during childhood, age, and IQ in a preliminary study of 16 adults]

A Minguez; M Milh

doi:10.1016/j.arcped.2018.02.002

[Adaptive functioning in adults with intellectual deficiency: Role of skills during childhood, age, and IQ in a preliminary study of 16 adults]

Arch Pediatr. 2018 Apr;25(3):182-188. doi: 10.1016/j.arcped.2018.02.002. Epub 2018 Mar 16.

[Article in French]

Authors

A Minguez¹, M Milh²

Affiliations

¹ ADAPEI Var-Méditerranée, ESAT-Foyers Le Mas de Paracol, 870, route de Bras, 83143 Le Val, France. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Service de neurologie pédiatrique, hôpital de la Timone, AP-HM, 264, rue Saint-Pierre, 13005 Marseille, France.

PMID: 29551474
DOI: 10.1016/j.arcped.2018.02.002

Abstract

The objective of this study was to investigate the adaptive functioning of adults who had a slight to moderate intellectual deficiency, in regard of age and intellectual quotient (IQ). Cognitive and adaptive functioning were evaluated using the WAIS and VINELAND scales in 16 adults who accepted to participate in this study. We found a correlation between global IQ and each domain of the adaptive score, mostly communication skills. We also found that there was an age effect on socialization skills. Most skills were learned during infancy and adolescence, especially communication skills, which are highly stable at different ages and highly correlated with IQ. However, some abilities are still acquired in adulthood, mostly socialization skills, especially in persons with the lowest IQ. These data are of particular interest for people caring for disabled adults.

Keywords: Adaptive functioning; Cognitive functioning; Intellectual deficiency; Vineland; WAIS.

MeSH terms

Adaptation, Psychological*
Adult
Age Factors
Cognition
Communication
Female
Humans
Intellectual Disability*
Intelligence
Male
Middle Aged
Prospective Studies
Social Skills
Young Adult