+The AAMD Adaptive Behavior Scale
Vallecorsa & Tittle (1985)
Topic: Coping and Adaptive Responding - Brief Cope Measure
Description of Measure:
The AAMD Adaptive Behavior Scale (School Edition) is a revision of the AAMD Adaptive Behavior Scale Public School Version. Part One of the scale focuses on personal independence evaluating coping skills. Part Two of the scale describes social behavior. Scores are interpreted on two levels: domain and factor. This assessment scale is typically used to identify students who are significantly performing lower than their peers.
Response Options:
- Occasionally
- Frequently
- Never
Items:
Part One
- Independent Functioning
- Eating
- Toilet use
- Cleanliness
- Appearance
- Care of clothing
- Dressing and undressing
- Travel
- Other independent functioning
- Physical Development (PD)
- Sensory Development
- Motor Development
- Economic Activity (EA)
- Money handling and budgeting
- Shopping skills
- Language Development
- Expression
- Verbal Comprehension
- Social Language Development
- Numbers and Time (NT)
- Provocational/Vocational Activity (PVA)
- Self-Direction (SD)
- Initiative
- Perseverance
- Leisure Time
- Responsibility (RE)
- Socialization
Part Two
- Social Behavior (SB)
- Conformity (CO)
- Trustworthiness (TR)
- Stereotyped and Hyperactive Behavior (SHB)
- Self-Abusive Behavior (SAB)
- Social Engagement (SE)
- Disturbing Interpersonal Behavior (DIB)
Citation:
Vallecorsa, A., Tittle, C. K., (1985). AAMD Adaptive behavior scale, school edition. Journal of Counseling and Development, 63(8), 532-534. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-79948-3_1503 Links to an external site..