Changes in skills for people with intellectual disability: a follow-up of the Camberwell Cohort.
The skills of a total population of children with severe intellectual disability and/or autism from Camberwell, South London, UK, and the initial follow-up data, taken when the subjects were adolescents and young adults (Shah 1986), are described in the present study. Changes in skills over time are presented within the categories of communication, self-care, and educational and cognitive skills, as assessed by the Handicaps, Behaviours and Skills schedule. The results indicated that skills had improved in many areas between times 1 and 2, but that this improvement was more noticeable for the children who had been youngest at time 1. The implications of these results and predictions for a further follow-up study are discussed.
Beadle-Brown
J
J
Tizard Centre, University of Kent at Canterbury, UK. j.d.brown@tizard.ukc.ac.uk
Murphy
G
G
Wing
L
L
Gould
J
J
Shah
A
A
Holmes
N
N
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D003071:Cognition; D003142:Communication; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000523:psychology*; D007360:Intelligence; D008131:London; D008297:Male; D009048:Motor Skills; D012648:Self Care; D012917:Social Adjustment; D013997:Time Factors