B Serebrinsky

Bio: B Serebrinsky is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Personality & Vineland Social Maturity Scale. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 2 publications receiving 98 citations.

Infantile autism: a genetic study of 21 twin pairs

Abstract: Summary A systematic study was made of a representative group of 21 same-sexed twin pairs (11 MZ and 10 DZ) in which at least one twin showed the syndrome of infantile autism. There was a 36 per cent pair-wise concordance rate for autism in MZ pairs compared with o per cent concordance in DZ pairs. The concordance for cognitive abnormalities was 82 per cent in MZ pairs and 10 per cent in DZ pairs. It was concluded that there were important hereditary influences concerning a cognitive deficit which included but was not restricted to autism. In 12 out of 17 pairs discordant for autism, the presence of autism was associated with a biological hazard liable to cause brain damage. It was concluded that brain injury in the infancy period may lead to autism on its own or in combination with a genetic predisposition. Uncertainty remains on both the mode of inheritance and exactly what is inherited.

Autism: A Reappraisal of Concepts and Treatment

Abstract: ion, 88,90 Addison's disease, 243 Adenosine triphosphate (ATP), 170

Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales.

Abstract: Sarah S. Sparrow, Associate Professor of Psychology and Chief Psychologist at the Child Study Center at Yale University, David A. Balla, (dec.), Research Associate in Department of Psychology and Associate Professor of Psychology at the Child Study Center at Yale University and Domenic V. Cicchetti, Senior Research Psychologist and Biostatistician in the Psychology Service at Veterans Administration Medical Center in West Haven Connecticut and Research Scientist, Department of Psychiatry at Yale University School of Medicine.

Effects of a severely mentally retarded child on family integration

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The Construct of Adaptive Behavior: Its Conceptualization, Measurement, and Use in the Field of Intellectual Disability

Abstract: This article updates the current conceptualization, measurement, and use of the adaptive behavior construct. Major sections of the article address an understanding of the construct, the current approaches to its measurement, four assessment issues and challenges related to the use of adaptive behavior information for the diagnosis of intellectual disability, and two future issues regarding the relations of adaptive behavior to multidimensional models of personal competence and the distribution of adaptive behavior scores. An understanding of the construct of adaptive behavior and its measurement is critical to clinicians and practitioners in the field because of its role in understanding the phenomenon of intellectual disability, diagnosing a person with intellectual disability, providing a framework for person-referenced education and habilitation goals, and focusing on an essential dimension of human functioning.