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Adaptive Behavior Scale

The Adaptive Behavior Scale measures an individual's functional ability for personal independence and social responsibility, with the VSMS being a commonly used assessment tool in India. Developed by Edger Arnold Doll, the scale includes 89 items for ages 0-15 and evaluates development across eight areas such as self-help and socialization. Its main uses include assessing adaptive functions, determining the extent of disability for certification, and evaluating intelligence.

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Adaptive Behavior Scale

The Adaptive Behavior Scale measures an individual's functional ability for personal independence and social responsibility, with the VSMS being a commonly used assessment tool in India. Developed by Edger Arnold Doll, the scale includes 89 items for ages 0-15 and evaluates development across eight areas such as self-help and socialization. Its main uses include assessing adaptive functions, determining the extent of disability for certification, and evaluating intelligence.

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Adaptive Behavior Scale

Adaptive Behaviour is the functional ability of the individual to exercise


personal independence and social responsibility.
Social adaptability is the effectiveness of the individual in coping with
the natural and social demands of his environment.
The most commonly used scales for assessing adaptive behaviour is the
VSMS and AAMR adaptive behaviour Scale in India.
VSMS
Developed by Edger Arnold Doll,1936,1953
Original scale has 117 items, 0-25 yrs
Items are arranged in the increasing order of the difficulty, age wise like
Binet Simon Scale

Indian Adaptation was done by A.J. malin,1965


It consists of 89 items
Age range 0-15 yrs
Dr. J. bharatraj, 1992
Adaptive Behavior Scale
This scale is useful in the assessment of severely mentally retarded
persons who cannot cope with formal testing procedures.
The data is elicited by means of semi structured interviews with the
child or guardian/ caretakers.
VSMS gives a profile on development in eight areas like wise
Adaptive Behavior Scale
1. Self Help General
2. Self Help eating
3. Self help dressing
4. Self Direction
5. Socialization
6. Occupation
7. Communication
8. Locomotion
Adaptive Behavior Scale
The social Age and Social Quotient can be computed from the person’s
score
Adaptive Behavior Scale
The Three Main Uses Of VSMS Depending on the laws prevalent in
different countries, VSMS is used at least for three different (but
mutually not exclusive) purposes. Such as,
to assess social and adaptive functions, in different domains and to
plan intervention
to assess the extent of disability, for certification and providing
disability benefits, and
to assess intelligence

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