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
Western Psychological Services
Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADIR-R)
2–Adult
2003
Rutter, Le Couteur, & Lord
•Diagnosis
•Program planning
•Language/communication
•Reciprocal social Interactions
•Repetitive behaviors/interests
Western Psychological Services
Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, Second Edition (ADOS-2)
12 months −adult
2012
Lord et al.
•Assessment
•Diagnosis
•Five modules, selected on the basis of expressive language and age
Western Psychological Services
Autism Screening Instrument for Educational Planning (ASIEP-2)
18 months +
1993
Krug, Arick, & Almond
•Evaluation
•Develop instruction
•Monitor progress
•Autism behavior checklist
•Sample of vocal behavior
•Interaction assessment
•Educational assessment
•Prognosis of learning rate
PRO-ED
Autism Spectrum Rating Scales (ASRA)
2–18
2010
Goldstein & Naglieri
•Screening
•Diagnosis
•Progress monitoring
•Total score
•Social/communication
•Unusual behaviors
•Self-regulation
•Short form score
Multi-Health Systems, Inc. (MHS)
Checklist for Autism Spectrum Disorder (CASD)
1–16
2012
Mayes
•Screening
•Diagnosis
•Research
•Total score only
Stoelting
Childhood Autism Rating Scale (2nd ed.) (CARS-2)
2+
2010
Schlopler, Van Bourgondien, Wellman, & Love
•Identification
•Determine functional capabilities
•Standard version
•High-functioning version
Western Psychological Services
Diagnostic Interview for Social and Communication Disorders (DISCO)
All ages
2002
Wing, Leekam, Libby, Gould, & Larcombe
•Diagnosis
•Program planning
•“Picture of the whole person”
Lorna Wing Centre for Autism
Gilliam Autism Rating Scale (3rd ed.) (GARS-3
3–22
2014
Gilliam
•Identification
•Symptom severity
•Restrictive and repetitive behaviors
•Social interaction
•Social communication
•Emotional responses
•Cognitive style
•Maladaptive speech
PRO-ED
Parents’ Evaluation of Developmental Status (PEDS)
Birth–8
2013
Glascoe & Robertshaw
•Screening
•Language
•Motor
•Self-help
•Early academic skills
•Behavior
•Social/emotional/mental health
Ellsworth & Vandemeer Press, LLC
PDD Behavior Inventory (PDDBI)
18 months–12-5
2005
Cohen & Sudhalter
•Diagnosis
•Assessing response to intervention
•Repetitive, ritualistic, and pragmatic problems
•Approach/withdrawal problems (extended form)
•Expressive social communication abilities
•Receptive/expressive social communication abilities (extended form)
•Autism composite
PAR
PDD Behavior Inventory-Screening Version (PDDBI-SV)
18 months–12-5
2011
Cohen
•Screening
•Social pragmatic problems
•Social approach behaviors
•Composite score
PAR
Pervasive Developmental Disorders Screening Test (2nd ed.) (PDDST-II)
12–48 months
2004
Siegel
•Screening
•Social pragmatic problems
•Social approach behaviors
Pearson Assessment
Social Responsiveness Scale (2nd ed.) (SRS-2)
2–6+
2012
Constantino & Gruber
•Screening
•Social awareness
•Social information processing
•Capacity for reciprocal social communication
•Social anxiety/avoidance
•Autistic preoccupations and traits
Western Psychological Services
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