Daily living skills in individuals with autism spectrum disorder from 2 to 21years of age

Vanessa Hus Bal1, So-Hyun Kim2, Daniel Cheong3 and Catherine Lord4

Daily living skills (DLS), such as personal hygiene, meal preparation, and money management, are important to living independently and obtaining employment.

Adaptive behavior is defined by typical performance, rather than ability (Sparrow et al., 2005).

與社交和溝通适应能力相比，自閉症人士在日常生活技能方面表現較好

Nonetheless, reports often indicate that many individuals with ASD exhibit significant DLS impairments relative to their cognitive skills.

Higher IQ in childhood and/or adolescence has been the most consistent and strongest predictor of better adult DLS outcome (Gillespie-Lynch et al., 2012; Gray et al., 2014; Venter et al., 1992).

Gray et al. (2014) found that individuals with more impaired DLS were significantly less likely to be employed or in post-secondary education.

Living with a parent was associated with lower levels of DLS (Smith et al., 2012)事事依賴父母，又或者是父母包辦一切，不給孩子做的機會

DLS are divided into three subdomains: Personal (e.g. toileting, dressing, hygiene), Domestic (e.g. household safety, food preparation), and Community (e.g. safety, telling time, money skills).个人：如厕、穿衣、卫生；居家：家庭安全、食物准备；社区：安全、认识、金钱技能）