Table 3.
Adaptive function before and after the school transition.
| Time 1 – end of primary school |
Time 2 – start of secondary school |
Cohen’s D | Significance of t-test | Pearson correlation | Significance of McNemar’s test | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | % in clinical range | Mean (SD) | % in clinical range | |||||
| Parent report (N = 26)a | ||||||||
| Vineland Adaptive Behaviour Scale | ||||||||
| Communication | 77.96 (11.49) | 77.8% | 77.73 (12.57) | 77.8% | −0.01 | 0.942 | 0.12 | 1 |
| Daily living | 78.77 (16.08) | 74.1% | 79.88 (12.53) | 74.1% | 0.14 | 0.524 | 0.84*** | 1 |
| Socialisation | 75.27 (13.12) | 70.4% | 69.77 (14.60) | 85.2% | −0.39 | 0.062 | 0.47* | 0.219 |
| Adaptive behaviour composite | 75.62 (10.71) | 85.2% | 73.81 (10.30) | 85.2% | −0.20 | 0.332 | 0.61** | 1 |
| Teacher report (N = 20) | ||||||||
| Vineland Adaptive Behaviour Scale | ||||||||
| Communication | 85.79 (9.27) | 45.0% | 74.74 (15.69) | 80.0% | 0.73 | 0.005 | 0.36 | 0.016 |
| Daily living | 85.40 (13.85) | 55.0% | 77.35 (15.32) | 70.0% | 0.44 | 0.068 | 0.19 | 0.453 |
| Socialisation | 77.90 (9.25) | 80.0% | 73.50 (11.81) | 80.0% | 0.39 | 0.107 | 0.41 | 1 |
| Adaptive behaviour composite | 81.85 (9.75) | 65.0% | 73.70 (11.72) | 85.0% | 0.75 | 0.004 | 0.47* | 0.219 |
SD: standard deviation.
a
Two parents did not provide data on adaptive function at follow-up.
*
p < 0.05, **p < 0.01 and ***p < 0.001