Perfil de desenvolvimento de habilidades adaptativas e sua relação com a autonomia de crianças com Síndrome de Down em instituição de Jundiaí-SP

• Autor(a) principal: Nascimento, Carolina Lino do
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações do Mackenzie
• Texto Completo: http://dspace.mackenzie.br/handle/10899/27921
• topic: síndrome de down; deficiência intelectual; autonomia; funcionalidade; comportamento adaptativo; CNPQ::CIENCIAS HUMANAS::EDUCACAO

Down syndrome is the most common chromosomal cause of intellectual disability, causing intellectual and adaptive impairment. Although intellectual limitation is unchanging, adaptive skills, essential for an autonomous life, can be stimulated and improved. The development of children with Down Syndrome does not have a predictable pattern, being affected by both genetic potential and influences derived from the environment. People with intellectual disability throughout history have lacked voice, authority and control over their lives. For them, autonomy is a goal and can mean living according with their needs and wants. In the field of intellectual disability, autonomy has been associated as a predictor of quality of life and success in future life. This research aims to draw an adaptive behavior profile of Down Syndrome children and adolescents from 06 to 14 years old from an institution in Jundiai-SP and to identify if there is a correlation among this domain and age, gender, economic classification, IQ, functionality and behavioral problems. The main results indicated that the evaluated children present different levels of functioning and that the IQ was not significant to determine the functionality. The results underscore that there isn’t a predictable developing pattern and the importance of the evaluation to develop an appropriate and individualized action plan, as support is needed for children and adolescents with Down Syndrome to develop the necessary skills towards autonomy.