Adaptive Behaviors
Adaptive behaviors are those daily living skills that assist an individual in becoming an independent member of society (Sparrow, Cicchetti, & Balla, 2005). Parents recognize social and communication skills as two of the most important needs of their children (Hall & Graff, 2010; Spann, Kohler, & Soenksen, 2003). Parents reported that their children’s limitations in communication skills were their first warnings of their children’s developmental disabilities (Kjelgaard & Tager-Flusberg, 2001