Psychological and psychophysiological factors determining the level of development of adaptive skills in adolescents with ASD and mental retardation

The article presents the results of a study of adaptive skills on the Vineland Scale in adolescents with autism spectrum disorders and mental retardation. The assessment of the level of general, verbal and non-verbal intelligence according to the D. Wexler (WISC) test adapted by A. Panasyuk, neuropsychological testing with assessment of the severity of disorders in brain blocks according to A. Luria, assessment of complex visual-motor reaction. The study involved 34 adolescents with autism spectrum disorders and intellectual disability. Statistical data processing using correlation and one-factor analysis of variance has been carried out. It has been found that the level of adaptive skills (everyday life skills and socialization) in adolescents with autism spectrum disorders and mental retardation is correlated with the level of verbal intelligence. The degree of development of adaptive communication skills depends on the level of general intelligence. A decrease in the level of verbal intelligence corresponds to a greater number of disorders in the work of all brain blocks according to A.R. Luria, general intelligence - II brain block. The degree to which a teenager learns socialization skills depends on the class of sensorimotor reactions.