Description: The Autistic Disorder Evaluation Scale (ADES) contributes to early identification and service delivery for students with Autistic Disorder, as defined by the American Psychiatric Association (2000). It has home and school versions to document school and residential behavior observation of Autistic Disorder characteristics. It is useful for identification and progress-monitoring from ages 3 through 18 years of age. Subscales, based on the definition, include Reciprocal Social Interaction & Play, Reciprocal Communication, Restricted Range of Interest & Repetitive Behavior, Auditory, Visual, Tactile, Olfactory & Gustatory, Kinesthetic, and Fear, Anxiety, & Nervousness. The Autistic Disorder Evaluation Scale was developed based on the characteristics typically associated with Autistic Disorder as described by the medical profession and observed by educators, psychologists, and psychiatrists. The Home Version provides doctors, therapists, and educators documentation and frequency of the characteristics observed in the home setting. The School Version allows educators to document observations of the child in the school environment. Combining both versions provides a broader assessment of the child’s social, emotional, academic, and communication strengths and weaknesses across different environments. Both scales contribute valuable information to the identification process of children and youth with Autistic Disorder. The following functions are served by the instrument: measurement of behavior by primary observers in the school or residential environment comparison of an individual student to a national standard for screening purposes identification of the child’s characteristics of Autistic Disorder as defined by the American Psychiatric Association pinpointing areas of need for behavioral intervention/improvement identification of goals, objectives, and interventions for the student’s IEP, and program implementation with the use of the companion intervention manual, Autistic Disorder Intervention Manual.

Publisher: Hawthorne Educational Services, Inc.