TY - JOUR
T1 - Study of the interaction between executive function and adaptive behavior at school in girls with fragile x syndrome
AU - Joga-Elvira, Lorena
AU - Martinez-Olmo, Jennifer
AU - Joga, María Luisa
AU - Jacas, Carlos
AU - Roche-Martínez, Ana
AU - Brun-Gasca, Carme
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
PY - 2021/8
Y1 - 2021/8
N2 - The aim of this research is to analyze the relationship between executive functions and adaptive behavior in girls with Fragile X syndrome (FXS) in the school setting. This study is part of a larger investigation conducted at the Hospital Parc Tauli in Sabadell. The sample consists of a total of 40 girls (26 with FXS and 14 control) aged 7-16 years, who were administered different neuropsychological tests (WISC-V, NEPSY-II, WCST, TOL) and questionnaires answered by teachers (ABAS-II, BRIEF 2, ADHD Rating Scale). The results show that there is a greater interaction between some areas of executive function (cognitive flexibility, auditory attention, and visual abstraction capacity) and certain areas of adaptive behavior (conceptual, practical, social, and total domains) in the FXS group than in the control group. These results suggest that an alteration in the executive functions was affecting the daily functioning of the girls with FXS to a greater extent.
AB - The aim of this research is to analyze the relationship between executive functions and adaptive behavior in girls with Fragile X syndrome (FXS) in the school setting. This study is part of a larger investigation conducted at the Hospital Parc Tauli in Sabadell. The sample consists of a total of 40 girls (26 with FXS and 14 control) aged 7-16 years, who were administered different neuropsychological tests (WISC-V, NEPSY-II, WCST, TOL) and questionnaires answered by teachers (ABAS-II, BRIEF 2, ADHD Rating Scale). The results show that there is a greater interaction between some areas of executive function (cognitive flexibility, auditory attention, and visual abstraction capacity) and certain areas of adaptive behavior (conceptual, practical, social, and total domains) in the FXS group than in the control group. These results suggest that an alteration in the executive functions was affecting the daily functioning of the girls with FXS to a greater extent.
KW - Adaptive behavior
KW - Executive function
KW - Fragile x syndrome
KW - School
KW - Young females
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85111449474&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3390/genes12081108
DO - 10.3390/genes12081108
M3 - Article
C2 - 34440282
AN - SCOPUS:85111449474
SN - 2073-4425
VL - 12
JO - Genes (Basel)
JF - Genes (Basel)
IS - 8
M1 - 1108
ER -