Adaptive Behaviour Assessment System: Indigenous Australian Adaptation Model (ABAS: IAAM)

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 1999-2013
Author(s):  
Santie Du Plessis
Keyword(s):  
Assessment System ◽  
Adaptive Behaviour ◽  
Indigenous Australian ◽  
Adaptation Model

Abstract TP409: Cognitive Function in Cerebral Arteriopathy: An Evaluation of the Effects of Blood Pressure and Body Mass Index

Stroke ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 51 (Suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahmoud Slim ◽  
Stephanie Dephoure ◽  
Robyn Westmacott ◽  
Chloe Chow ◽  
Mahendranath Moharir ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Cognitive Function ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Cognitive Impairments ◽  
Assessment System ◽  
Adaptive Behaviour ◽  
Arterial Ischemic Stroke ◽  
Cerebral Arteriopathy

Background: Cerebral arteriopathy (CA) is a major risk factor for childhood arterial ischemic stroke and is associated with significant cognitive impairments. Disease-related characteristics partially explain the variability observed in specific cognitive outcomes. Adult studies demonstrate an association between stroke risk factors such as increased body mass index (BMI) and blood pressure (BP) and cognitive function, suggesting a more diffuse mechanism of brain injury. We aimed to evaluate the association between BMI and BP with cognitive function in children with CA. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study in children with CA and no stroke, aged 5-18 years. Children were evaluated using Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC), Adaptive Behaviour Assessment System (ABAS), Beery-Buktenica Developmental Test (BEERY) and Behaviour Assessment System for Children (BASC). Children with BMI≥85 th percentile were classified as overweight and those with systolic or diastolic BP≥90 th percentile were classified as prehypertensive/hypertensive (Pre-HTN). Results: Of 88 children with CA, 38 were included (63% female; median age:11.3 years). Pre-HTN and overweight were present in 26% and 29%, respectively. Significant negative correlations were found between BMI and working memory (R 2 =-0.5, p=0.01) and perceptual reasoning (R 2 =-0.4, p=0.04) of the WISC. Beery-perception scores correlated significantly with diastolic BP (R 2 =-0.5, p=0.02) and BMI (R 2 =-0.7, p=0.01). The social composite score of the ABAS correlated significantly with the BMI (R 2 =-0.7, p=0.04). Overweight children had significantly lower BEERY-motor scores (53.5±30.4 vs 84.8±17.8, p=0.03) and higher BASC-externalizing problems (58±11.4 vs 47.9±8.4, p=0.02) compared to children with normal weight. Hypertensive children displayed significantly lower BEERY-visual perception scores (63.5±26.2 vs 92.2±12.5, p=0.01). Conclusion: Increased BMI and BP may contribute to cognitive impairments observed in children with CA. We suggest that a more diffuse mechanism of brain injury is responsible for the specific cognitive impairments associated with increased BMI and BP. Larger controlled studies involving structural and perfusion imaging are needed.

Implementing standard screening for autism spectrum disorder in CHD

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (8) ◽  
pp. 1118-1125
Author(s):  
Alexander Tan ◽  
Eric S. Semmel ◽  
Ian Wolf ◽  
Bailee Hammett ◽  
Dawn Ilardi
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Sample ◽  
Clinical Care ◽  
Neurodevelopmental Outcome ◽  
Retrospective Chart Review ◽  
Fold Increase ◽  
The United States ◽  
Parent Report ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Assessment System ◽  
Adaptive Behaviour

AbstractIntroduction:While the overall prevalence of autism is 1.7% in the United States of America, research has demonstrated a two- to five-fold increase in CHD. The Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Outcome Collaborative recommends screening for autism from infancy through adolescence. This study investigated the frequency of autism concerns at a single Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Program and examined current clinical practice as a way to improve quality of care.Materials and methods:Patients (n = 134; mean age = 9.0 years) included children with high-risk CHD who completed a neurodevelopmental evaluation following a formalised referral to the Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Program between 2018 and 2019. Retrospective chart review included parent report on the Behaviour Assessment System for Children-3 and Adaptive Behaviour Assessment System-3. Descriptive and correlation analyses were completed.Results:In this sample, 11.2% presented with autism-related concerns at referral, 2 were diagnosed with autism, 9 were referred to an autism specialist (6 confirmed diagnosis; 3 not completed). Thus, at least 5.9% of the sample were diagnosed with autism following thorough clinical evaluation. Analyses showed atypicality, along with deficient adaptability, leisure, social, and communication skills. Frequency of early intervention, school supports, and relation with comorbidities are reported.Discussion:Prior to assessment recommendations by the Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Outcome Collaborative, autism screening may not be completed systematically in clinical care for CHD. The current sample demonstrates a high frequency of autism in the typically referred clinical sample. Commonly used parent-report measures may reveal concerns but will not help diagnosis. Systematic use of an autism screener is essential.

scholarly journals ABAS-3 – an instrument for assessing adaptive skills in people with an intellectual disability

2020 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 154-168
Author(s):  
Anna Prokopiak ◽  
Janusz Kirenko
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Assessment System ◽  
Adaptive Skills ◽  
Adaptive Behaviour ◽  
Past Half Century ◽  
Developmental Age ◽  
Adaptive Behavior Assessment System ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Effective Use

In its initial part, the article presents an analysis of the definition of intellectual disability and follows its development over the past half century. In order to diagnose an intellectual disability, it is important not only to demonstrate an overall level of intelligence that is at least two standard deviations below the median score, but also to take into account the concurrent criterion of developmental age. Moreover, as discussed in this article, defining an intellectual disability also requires addressing limitations in adaptive behaviour, i.e. cognitive, social and practical functioning skills. These diagnostic criteria are met by the “Adaptive Behavior Assessment System” (ABAS), published originally in 2000 by Harrison and Oakland. Its third edition came out in 2015. ABAS-based evaluations find a wide variety of uses, including assessing adaptive behaviour of people with intellectual disabilities, diagnosing and classifying disabilities and disorders, documenting and monitoring progress over time, and determining entitlement to disability benefits. The instrument has many strengths, but it also exhibits limitations. For example, comprehensive examination is only possible if the localised adaptations of ABAS are suited for people in the age bracket of 0-89 years. The effective use of this instrument is also dependent on its compatibility with the formal disability assessment system and with the strategies for working with students who have intellectual disabilities. The level of this compatibility should be no less than the American variant. Only then will ABAS-3 be fully adaptable to the purpose for which the assessment is developed, and the results obtained will be useful and properly applied.

The value of an assessment system in a preclinical amalgam exercise

1985 ◽  
Vol 49 (5) ◽  
pp. 312-315
Author(s):  
JE Wiegman ◽  
FC van de Poel ◽  
D Purdell-Lewis
Keyword(s):  
Assessment System
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