Case Reports / Series: Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scale for people with mental retardation, emotional disorders, and behavioral problems

Objectives: the vineland adaptive behavior scale-ii is useful in assessing an individual's daily functioning. they can be used as an evaluation and diagnostic tool for individuals who are mentally retarded or individuals with other handicaps. method: to determine the efficacy of vabs in clinical settings, 3 cases with mental retardation and behavioral or emotional problems were evaluated according to instruction scale in clinical settings. the subjects were referred to take rehabilitative and psycho educational aids. results: the analyses of the obtained scores exhibit a powerful dimension of the vabs to discriminate weakness and strength adaptive behavior's components. conclusion: the vabs can be used to develop individual educational, rehabilitative, and treatment programs and can monitor progress during such a program. finally, the vabs can be used in research in which the development and functioning of handicapped and non-handicapped individuals are investigated.