Official websites use. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. Correspondence: jessica. Based on the rich history and the importance of the construct of adaptive behaviour, the current study aimed to provide a comprehensive overview of the application of adaptive behaviour models to assessment tools, through a systematic review. A plethora of assessment measures for adaptive behaviour have been developed in order to adequately assess the construct; however, it appears that the only definition on which authors seem to agree is that adaptive behaviour is what adaptive behaviour scales measure.
The importance of the construct for diagnosis, intervention and planning has been highlighted throughout the literature. It is recommended that researchers and clinicians critically review what measures of adaptive behaviour they are utilising and it is suggested that the definition and theory is revisited.
Keywords: adaptive behaviour, adaptive behaviour assessment, adaptive behaviour construct, systematic review, Vineland, ABAS. The construct includes skills that an individual requires in order to meet personal needs and to be able to cope with the social and natural demands in their environment.
Specifically, Ditterline et al. However, there are a number of studies indicating that the construct of adaptive behaviour is still emerging and the definition had therefore been source of debate [ 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 ].
In particular, Harris and Greenspan argue that one of the key issues with the construct of adaptive behaviour is that it lacks an underlying theoretical framework that has never been fully resolved [ 7 ].
