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Adaptive behavior is a critical set of skills that are learned and performed throughout our lives and allow us to meet societal expectations for individuals of our age group. These behaviors are an essential component of everyday functioning, and deficits in adaptive behavior are associated with to several neurodevelopmental disorders, including intellectual functioning. We review in this chapter the construct of adaptive behavior, its relevance to intellectual disability, and how it is assessed. We briefly present the relevant standardized assessment scales available that should be used, along with other critical clinical information, when assessing an individual’s adaptive behavior for the purpose of making a determination of intellectual disability.

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    Marc J. Tassé

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  1. Department of Special Education, Kansas University Center on Developmental Disabilities, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, USA

    Karrie A. Shogren

  2. Department of Special Education, Beach Center on Disability, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, USA

    Michael L. Wehmeyer

  3. Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia, USA

    Nirbhay N. Singh

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Tassé, M.J. (2017). Adaptive Behavior. In: Shogren, K., Wehmeyer, M., Singh, N. (eds) Handbook of Positive Psychology in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Springer Series on Child and Family Studies. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-59066-0_14

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