Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, Third Edition (Vineland-3)

S.S. Sparrow, D.V. Cicchetti  & D. A. Balla

The Vineland-3 is the leading measure of personal and social skills needed for everyday living. Psychologists and other professionals continue to depend on identifying individuals who have learning difficulties, developmental delays, autism spectrum disorders and other impairments.

Benefits of using the Vineland-3 

• Addresses today’s special needs populations, such as individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, autism spectrum disorder, and ADHD
• Updated with new norms and improved items
• Useful for diagnosis, qualification for special programs, progress reporting, program and treatment planning, and research
• Offers both respected semi-structured interview format which focuses discussion and gathers in-depth information, and also offers convenient rating forms.

Major Enhancements to Parent/ Caregiver and Teacher Forms

• Separation of Interview and Parent/Caregiver Forms in Vineland-3
  • Updated item content
  • Updated norms
• Introduction of basal and ceiling rules to shorten Parent/Caregiver and Teacher Form administration
  • Choice of digital or paper-based administration

Domain-Level versions of Interview, Parent/Caregiver, and Teacher Forms

• Will provide scores for adaptive behaviour domains and the overall adaptive behaviour composite, meeting AAIDD and DSM-5 requirements for diagnosing Intellectual Disability.
• Each domain will consist of items drawn from In-Depth form subdomains, e.g., the Communication domain uses items sampled from Receptive, Expressive, & Written subdomains.
• Age ranges will be 3 to adult for Interview & Parent/Caregiver Forms; 3 to 21 for Teacher Form.
• Administration time will be approximately 20 minutes for Interview Form; 10 minutes for Parent/Caregiver and Teacher Forms.
• Will not use basal and ceiling rules

The standard for measuring self-sufficiency

For over 30 years, Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales has been a leading measure of personal and social skills needed for everyday living. Psychologists and other professionals continue to depend on it to identify individuals who have Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, developmental delays, autism spectrum disorders, and other impairments. Not only does Vineland aid in the diagnosis, but it gives you valuable information for developing educational and treatment plans.

Covers the full spectrum of adaptive behaviour

All Vineland-3 forms aid in diagnosing and classifying intellectual and developmental disabilities and other disorders, such as autism, Asperger Syndrome, and developmental delays. The scales are organized using three domains--Communication, Daily Living Skills, and Socialization--that correspond to the three broad domains of adaptive functioning specified by the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and by DSM-5. In addition, Vineland-3 offers optional Motor Skills and Maladaptive Behavior domains for situations in which these areas are of concern.

Suitable for a range of settings 

In whatever setting you work—education, social services, health care, criminal justice, or the military—like its predecessor, Vineland-3 helps you perform a variety of tasks:

• Measure adaptive behaviour of individuals with:
  • Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
  • Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs)
  • ADHD
  • Post-traumatic brain injury
  • Hearing impairment
  • Dementia Alzheimer's disease
• Determine eligibility or qualification for special services
• Plan rehabilitation or intervention programs
• Track and report progress

N.B.  Please note that the norm tables are not in the manual for this edition of the Vineland but are available online and can be downloaded as a PDF document.