ERIC Number: EJ1329771
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Jan
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Daily Living Skills in Adolescent and Young Adult Males with Fragile X Syndrome
Thurman, Angela John; Swinehart, Stephanie Summers; Klusek, Jessica; Roberts, Jane E.; Bullard, Lauren; Marzan, Jocelyn Christina B.; Brown, W. Ted; Abbeduto, Leonard
American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, v127 n1 p64-83 Jan 2022
By adulthood, most males with fragile X syndrome (FXS) require support to navigate day-to-day settings. The present study cross-sectionally: (1) characterized the profile of daily living skills in males with FXS and (2) examined associated participant characteristics (i.e., fragile X mental retardation protein [FMRP] expression, nonverbal cognition, language, autism symptomatology, and anxiety symptomatology) using the Waisman Activities of Daily Living questionnaire. Males with FXS (n = 57, ages 15-23 years) needed more help/support in the areas of domestic and community daily livings skills, than in the area of personal daily living skills. Significant associations were observed between reduced daily living skills and lower nonverbal cognition, receptive language, expressive language, and increased autism symptomatology. Receptive language emerged as the strongest unique predictor of daily living skill performance.
Descriptors: Genetic Disorders, Daily Living Skills, Males, Adolescents, Young Adults, Intellectual Disability, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Cognitive Ability, Receptive Language, Expressive Language, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Predictor Variables
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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