A description of adaptive and maladaptive behaviour in children and adolescents with Cri-du-chat syndrome

Background Psychological tests can be useful to record adaptive and maladaptive behaviours of children with intellectual disability. The objective of this study was to describe the adaptive and maladaptive behaviour of children and adolescents with Cri‐du‐chat syndrome. Methods The sample consiste...

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Published in:	Journal of intellectual disability research Vol. 55; no. 2; pp. 132 - 137
Main Authors:	Teixeira, M. C. T. V., Emerich, D. R., Orsati, F. T., Rimério, R. C., Gatto, K. R., Chappaz, I. O., Kim, C. A.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01-02-2011 Wiley-Blackwell Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
Subjects:	Adaptation, Psychological Adaptive behaviour Adjustment (to Environment) Adolescent Adolescents Behavior Behavior Problems Behavioral Symptoms - classification Behavioral Symptoms - complications Behavioral Symptoms - psychology behaviour Biological and medical sciences Child Child Behavior - classification Child Behavior Disorders - classification Child Behavior Disorders - complications Child Behavior Disorders - psychology Child clinical studies Child Development - classification Child, Preschool Children Children & youth Chromosome aberrations Coping Cri-du-chat syndrome Cri-du-Chat Syndrome - complications Cri-du-Chat Syndrome - psychology development Developmental Disabilities - classification Developmental Disabilities - complications Developmental Disabilities - psychology Developmental disorders Disability Evaluation Female Genetic Disorders Humans Intervention Learning disabilities Maladaptive behaviour Male Medical genetics Medical sciences Miscellaneous Observation Psychoeducational treatment Psychological tests Psychology, Adolescent Psychology, Child Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry Severe Mental Retardation Social Adjustment Human Preschool age Observational study development Genetic disease Behavioral disorder Cri du chat syndrome School age Cri-du-chat syndrome Behavioral analysis Adolescent behaviour Child Adaptive behavior
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Summary:	Background Psychological tests can be useful to record adaptive and maladaptive behaviours of children with intellectual disability. The objective of this study was to describe the adaptive and maladaptive behaviour of children and adolescents with Cri‐du‐chat syndrome. Methods The sample consisted of 10 children and adolescents with Cri‐du‐chat syndrome (mean chronological age = 11.3 years, mean mental age = 18 months). The developmental quotient was calculated through the Psychoeducational Profile – Revised. An observational protocol was used to record adaptive and maladaptive behaviours. Results The number of maladaptive behaviours observed was different among participants. However, all of them had high rates of adaptive behaviours, such as rule‐following. Conclusions These results, though preliminary, justify that we continue to think about the need for psychoeducational interventions aimed at stimulating the repertoire of adaptive behaviours, in people with Cri‐du‐chat syndrome.
Bibliography:	istex:654D82229644390F735C452AB7B640ED137A839B ark:/67375/WNG-6RD7H6SG-Z ArticleID:JIR1377 Conflict of interest: No conflict of interest has been declared. Source of funding: CNPq, Capes and Mackpesquisa. ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23
ISSN:	0964-2633 1365-2788
DOI:	10.1111/j.1365-2788.2010.01377.x