Assessment in Adulthood
Domain of functioning assessed Assessment of cognitively able adults with ASD Assessment of adults with ID and ASD Screening for ASD/ASD symptomatology Autism Quotient (AQ; Baron-Cohen et al., 2001)a ASD…
Preschool, Early Childhood, and Adolescence
Title Age range Publication date Author(s) Purpose Scales/scores Publisher Ages & Stages Questionnaire (ASQ-3) 1–5–6 2009 Squires, Twombly, Bricker, & Potter •Screening •Communication •Gross motor •Fine motor •Problem solving •Personal-social…
Diagnosing ASD in Very Early Childhood
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Johnny L. Matson (ed.)Handbook of Assessment and Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum DisorderAutism and Child Psychopathology Series10.1007/978-3-319-27171-2_9 9. Diagnosing ASD in Very Early Childhood Paige E. Cervantes1 , Johnny L. Matson1 and Rachel L. Goldin1 (1) Louisiana…
Purposes of Assessment
Diagnostic decision Positive Negative Screening result Positive True positive (a) False-positive (Type I error) ( b ) Negative False-negative (Type II error) ( c ) True negative (d)…
Stress and Satisfaction in the Diagnostic Process
The feedback session Preparing for the feedback session • Have comfortable chairs and tables • Have tissues available • Arrange chairs in a manner that is conducive to conversation • Schedule the feedback session…
Types of Assessment
Antecedent Behavior Consequence LA/Dem/Tang/None 1/2/3/4 Att/Esc/Tang/None LA/Dem/Tang/None 1/2/3/4 Att/Esc/Tang/None LA/Dem/Tang/None 1/2/3/4 Att/Esc/Tang/None LA/Dem/Tang/None 1/2/3/4 Att/Esc/Tang/None LA/Dem/Tang/None 1/2/3/4 Att/Esc/Tang/None LA/Dem/Tang/None 1/2/3/4 Att/Esc/Tang/None LA/Dem/Tang/None 1/2/3/4 Att/Esc/Tang/None Unstructured ABC data have the advantage…
History and Purpose of Assessment and Diagnosis of Autism
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Johnny L. Matson (ed.)Handbook of Assessment and Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum DisorderAutism and Child Psychopathology Series10.1007/978-3-319-27171-2_1 1. History and Purpose of Assessment and Diagnosis of Autism Hilary L. Adams1 and Johnny L. Matson1 …
Report Writing for Autism Spectrum Disorder Evaluations
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Johnny L. Matson (ed.)Handbook of Assessment and Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum DisorderAutism and Child Psychopathology Series10.1007/978-3-319-27171-2_4 4. Report Writing for Autism Spectrum Disorder Evaluations Brian Belva1 , Aaron J. Fischer2, Amber M. Hasty Mills3, Ashley R. Dillon4, Amanda J. Beeman5…
Monitoring Progress in Autism Spectrum Disorder
Overarching long-term goal(s) for the person with ASD incorporating planning for transition A thorough assessment of current performance in key developmental and academic/employment/adaptive skills areas Measurable goals for each specified…
Screening Methods
Diagnostic result Screening result Disorder No disorder Positive True positive 40 False positive 95 PPV 40/135 = 0.30 Negative False negative 10 True negative 855 NPV 855/865 = 0.99 Sensitivity 40/50 = 0.80 Specificity 855/950 = 0.90…
