Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Resources
Getting a diagnosis for ASD:
Common assessments (& their acronyms):
ADOS-2: child assessment (one on one with assessor)
ASRS questionnaire (parent/teacher)
CBRS (parent/teacher/self>13y)
ADI-R Parental interview
CARS Parental interview
ABAS Functional Questionnaire Assessment(parent +/- teacher)
Other functional assessments: Pedi CAT/
Also helpful for diagnostic evaluation can include a patient history from a paediatrician or other health professional.
School observation visits can confirm one way or another when there is doubt.
Speech assessment:
Often include CELF and pragmatics
Cognitive assessment:
(intellectual assessment – IQ) completed by school psychologists or private psychologist
Wisc/ wppsi +/- WIAT
Occupational therapy reports:
including sensory profiles
If all these are not completed prior to the diagnosis, they will need to be completed to build up a complete profile of your child during the 2 months following diagnosis (NDIS can then often be used to fund reports).