As autism prevalence reaches 1 in 31 children and diagnostic wait times for autism evaluations often extend four months or longer at the majority of evaluation centers, the demand for clinicians capable of conducting formal autism assessments […]
Understanding ADOS-2 scores for autism: A clinician’s guide to scoring and interpretation The ADOS-2 generates a lot of numbers. Algorithm totals, domain scores, cutoff classifications, and calibrated severity scores. For clinicians who administer the assessment […]
Understanding ADOS-2 scores for autism: A clinician’s guide to scoring and interpretation The ADOS-2 generates a lot of numbers. Algorithm totals, domain scores, cutoff classifications, and calibrated severity scores. For clinicians who administer the assessment […]
ADOS-2 modules for autism explained: Which module for which patient? One of the most consequential decisions in an ADOS-2 evaluation happens before the first activity begins: selecting the right module. ADOS-2 contains five modules, each […]
What is the pediatrician’s role in early autism identification? No professional sees more young children, more regularly, than the pediatrician. Well-child visits put pediatric clinicians in front of children at exactly the ages when the […]
Where can you get an ADOs test? Finding autism assessment near you If your pediatrician has raised a concern about autism — or you’ve raised one yourself — you may have been told your child […]
Choosing an ABA provider is one decision. Knowing whether therapy is actually helping your child is an ongoing one that often depends on how the practice measures progress. Most parents are never told what to […]
By the time a child has been in autism services for a couple of years, their family has usually answered the same questions many times. The developmental history at the first evaluation. The intake interview […]
Navigating the “routine-less” summer days with a child with autism The last day of school felt like exhaling. No schedule, no rushed mornings, no homework pile by the door. But now it’s Tuesday at 10 […]
Why your child with autism is “brutally honest” in social settings At dinner, a relative asks how the new haircut looks in front of everyone and gets an answer no one expected. A teacher hears, […]