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Assessment

Assessment is the first step if you suspect your child has Autism or a related disorder. An appropriate assessment will provide a diagnosis and more importantly, treatment recommendations. Psychologists, Psychiatrists, Speech/ Language Pathologists, Pediatricians, Neurologists, and Educators may be able to assess your child.

However, your confidence in the diagnosis and recommendations may be increased by seeing an individual or agency that specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of Autism.


Typically, an assessment will consist of a behavioral observation of your child, an interview with parents and the administration of one or more standardized tests.

See below for commonly used tests. Click here for an overview of these tests.
Diagnostic Evaluations
  1. Autism Diagnostic Interview, Revised (ADI-R) (Rutter, LeCouteur, & Lord, 2003)
  2. AUtism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) (Lord, Rutter, DiLavore, & Risi, 1999)
  3. C.A.R.D. Autism Symptoms Questionnaire (C.A.R.D. ASQ) (Granpeesheh, Talei, & Yoo, 2007)
  4. C.A.R.D. SKILLS Index (2007)
  5. Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS) (Schopler, Reichler, DeVellis, & Daly, 1980)
  6. Checklist for Autism in Toddles (CHAT)
  7. Gilliam Asperger's Disorder Scale (GADS)
  8. Gilliam Autism Rating Scale - Second Edition (GARS-II)
  9. Pervasive Develpmental Disorders Behavior Inventory (PDDBI)
Intelligence Assessments
  1. Differential Abilities Scales (DAS)
  2. Leiter International Performance Scale – REVISED (LIPS-R)
  3. Merrill Palmer Scale of Mental Tests
  4. Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children - FOURTH EDITION (WISC-IV)
  5. Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence–THIRD EDITION (WPPSI-III)
Developmental Assessments
  1. Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development - THIRD EDITION (Bayley-III)
  2. Brigance Dagnostic Inventory Of Early Development - REVISED
  3. The Developmental Profile II (dp-II)
Adaptive Behavior
  1. Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales – SECOND EDITION (Vineland-II)
Visual Motor
  1. Beery - Buktenica Test of Visual-Motor Integration – FIFTH EDITION (BEERY VMI-5)
Motor
  1. Test of Gross Motor Development - SECOND EDITION (TGMD-2)
Psycho-Educational
  1. Psychoeducational Profile – Revised (PEP-R)
Speech and Language
  1. Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals - FOURTH EDITION (CELF-4)
  2. Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals - PRESCHOOL (CELF-P)
  3. Goldman-Fristoe - Test of Auditory Discrimination
  4. Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test – THIRD EDITION (PPVT-III)
  5. Preschool Language Scale - FOURTH EDITION (PLS - 4)
  6. Rossetti Infant - Toddler Language Scale
  7. Test of Language Development: Intermediate – THIRD EDITION (TOLD-I:3)
  8. Test of Language Development: Primary - THIRD EDITION (TOLD-P:3)
  9. Test of Problem Solving - THIRD EDITION(TOPS-3)
Pragmatic Language
  1. Test of Pragmatic Language – SECOND EDITION (TOPL-2)
Social Skills/Play
  1. Social Behavior Assessment Inventory (SBAI)
  2. Social Skills Rating SYSTEM (SSRS)
  3. Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS)
  4. Symbolic Play Scale
Executive Functioning/Neuropsychology
  1. Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function- PRESCHOOL VERSION (BRIEF-P)
  2. Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF)
  3. Children’s Color Trails Test (CCTT)
  4. Developmental Neuropsychological Assessment (NEPSY)
  5. The Auditory Sequential Memory Test
  6. Test of Auditory Discrimination(ADT)
  7. The Stroop Color and Word Test
  8. Wisconsin Card Sorting Test

Treatment Evaluation

  1. Autism Treatment Evaluation Checklist (ATEC)

Achievement

  1. Woodcock - Johnson II Tests of Achievement

Other

  1. Aberrant Behavior Checklist (ABC)
  2. Behavior Assessment system for children – second edition (basc-2)
  3. Clinical Global Impression (CGI)
  4. Parenting Stress Index (PSI)
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