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March 3, 2026Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry1 citationsOpen Access

Relative strengths in daily living skills among autistic individuals and individuals with related developmental conditions who have co‐occurring intellectual disability

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ECElaine ClarkeCLCatherine LordVBVanessa Hus Bal

Key Points

  • Daily living skills scores may reflect strengths rather than weaknesses in this population, suggesting different abilities than previously thought.
  • Notably, 80% of individuals demonstrated daily living skills that matched or exceeded their cognitive abilities, revealing an important trend.
  • Analysis focused on individuals with co-occurring intellectual disability, emphasizing the specific experiences of this group.
  • This highlights the need for inclusive research practices, as findings in non-ID populations may not be applicable.

Abstract

These results challenge the notion that autism is usually associated with weaknesses in DLS compared to IQ. At the subdomain level, 80% of participants had DLS commensurate with or stronger than their cognitive abilities, indicating domain-level scores may obscure important variability in daily functioning. This work highlights the importance of including autistic individuals with ID in research; patterns observed in samples without ID may not be generalizable.

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Clarke et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69a75bfac6e9836116a24437https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.70124
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