Dear Reader,
Many of the UNIT Chapters in my book, KNOW AUTISM, KNOW YOUR CHILD with < My Thoughts > by Sara Luker, have an added APPENDIX with more perinate information for you. Therefore, the next few BLOGS will introduce you to them.
UNIT 2 Why Is It Autism? CH. 1 Diagnosis & DSM-5
APPENDIX A – Screening Assessments (List compiled by Sara Luker)
Many of the UNIT Chapters in my book, KNOW AUTISM, KNOW YOUR CHILD with < My Thoughts > by Sara Luker, have an added APPENDIX with more perinate information for you. Therefore, the next few BLOGS will introduce you to them.
UNIT 2 Why Is It Autism? CH. 1 Diagnosis & DSM-5
APPENDIX A – Screening Assessments (List compiled by Sara Luker)
UNIT 2 Why Is It Autism?
CHAPTER 1 Diagnosis & DSM-5
APPENDIX A – Screening Assessments (List compiled by Sara Luker)
The resounding theme throughout this writing is to ‘know autism and know your child’. There are no blood tests to identify an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) diagnosis.
Instead, doctors must look at the patient’s developmental and biological history to begin choosing a path to diagnosis. There are many observational types of developmental screening tests used by professionals in the field.
Professionals such as the Developmental Pediatrician, Child Neurologist, Child Psychologist, Speech / Language Pathologist, or qualified Occupational Therapist.
Possible Autism SCREENING ASSESSMENTS which could be encountered –
Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised
Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule-2nd Edition
Bedrosian’s Discourse Skills Checklist
Bishop’s Child Communication Checklist
Bodfish Repetitive Behavior Scale‑Revised
Bricker and Squires Ages and Stages Questionnaire
Cohen’s Pervasive Developmental Disorders Behavior Inventory
Constantino’s Social Responsiveness Scale
Delis–Kaplan Executive Function System
Dunn’s Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test
Krug’s Autism Behavior Checklist
Medical/neurological evaluation is mandatory
Mullen Scales of Early Learning
Neuropsychological assessment
Praxis, Dunn’s sensory profile, and activities of daily living.
Rimland’s Autism Treatment Evaluation Checklist
Robin’s Modified Checklist for Autism in toddlers (18–36 Mon)
Rutter’s Social Communication Questionnaire (older than 4 years).
Schopler’s Childhood Autism Rating Scale
Sparrow’s Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales
Wing’s Diagnostic Interview for Social and Communication Disorders
Some of these assessments have new adaptations. Parents may want to ask about the history and validity of the test their child has been given. Trust but verify.
End of UNIT 2, CHAPTER 1, APPENDIX A – SCREENING ASSESSMENTS
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