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Behaviour and adaptive functioning in children and young people with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders: a UK study

Behaviour and adaptive functioning in children and young people with fetal alcohol spectrum... The purpose of this paper is to explore the profiles of behaviours and adaptive functioning in the UK children and young people with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders.Design/methodology/approachData of 106 participants registered from 2005 to 2015 were extracted from a clinic database. In total, 99 individuals with confirmed prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE), aged from 5 to 25 years, were analysed using scaled scores of the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales-Second Edition (VABS-II), and the Developmental Behaviour Checklist-Primary Carer Version (DBC-P) and Teacher Version (DBC-T). Differences due to age, gender, IQ and family structure (adopted/living with birth parents) were also explored.FindingsThe mean composite adaptive behaviour score on the VABS-II was classified as “low” at 68.2 (SD=8.5), with the socialisation domain being the most impaired. Significantly lower VABS-II composite scores were found in individuals with lower IQ’s, older ages and in males. Disruptive behaviours were the most commonly observed on the DBCs, whereas primary carers scored significantly higher than teachers across all subscales. IQ, age and gender were not associated with the total percentile scores of both DBCs. Adoption made no differences compared to living with birth parents.Research limitations/implicationsFuture studies would replicate these findings in a larger sample size including individuals without PAE and those living with birth parents.Originality/valueThis study is the first UK report that examines this issue. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Advances in Dual Diagnosis Emerald Publishing

Behaviour and adaptive functioning in children and young people with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders: a UK study

Sakano, Mari; Mukherjee, Raja; Turk, Jeremy
Advances in Dual Diagnosis , Volume 12 (1/2): 11 – Feb 28, 2019
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10.1108/add-10-2018-0016
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The purpose of this paper is to explore the profiles of behaviours and adaptive functioning in the UK children and young people with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders.Design/methodology/approachData of 106 participants registered from 2005 to 2015 were extracted from a clinic database. In total, 99 individuals with confirmed prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE), aged from 5 to 25 years, were analysed using scaled scores of the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales-Second Edition (VABS-II), and the Developmental Behaviour Checklist-Primary Carer Version (DBC-P) and Teacher Version (DBC-T). Differences due to age, gender, IQ and family structure (adopted/living with birth parents) were also explored.FindingsThe mean composite adaptive behaviour score on the VABS-II was classified as “low” at 68.2 (SD=8.5), with the socialisation domain being the most impaired. Significantly lower VABS-II composite scores were found in individuals with lower IQ’s, older ages and in males. Disruptive behaviours were the most commonly observed on the DBCs, whereas primary carers scored significantly higher than teachers across all subscales. IQ, age and gender were not associated with the total percentile scores of both DBCs. Adoption made no differences compared to living with birth parents.Research limitations/implicationsFuture studies would replicate these findings in a larger sample size including individuals without PAE and those living with birth parents.Originality/valueThis study is the first UK report that examines this issue.

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Advances in Dual Diagnosis – Emerald Publishing

Published: Feb 28, 2019

Keywords: Adolescence; Child development; Adaptive behaviour

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