There are different assessments and assessment criteria that are used to identify autism spectrum disorder. Each assessment is different in its own way and this paper will compare and contrast the Autism Diagnostic Interview- Revised and The Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) and Gilliam Autism Rating Scale (GARS) . In addition, this paper will examine the roles and responsibilities of teachers and school staff related to these assessments. Additionally, this paper will explain how bias can be reduced or eliminated from the administrators and the individual’s interpretation the assessments.
The two assessments that are used widely within my school are the ADOS and the GARS. The ADOS is a combination of the Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADI-R) (Hall, L. J. 2013). This assessment focuses its observations on communicative and social behaviors in the age range of toddlers to adults. In addition, this assessment scores three subscales, communication, social reciprocity, and restricted repetitive beahviors (Hall, L. J. 2013). There are 93 items that are linked to the DSM-IV and ICD-10 (Hall, L. J. 2013). This assessment takes 2 hours to complete by a certified instructor. Julie …show more content…
The ADOS is given by a trained administrator and teacher have a smaller role during this assessment. The ADOS focuses on different situations and for example if the observing is looking at how the child social interacts with another person the teachers responsibility is to create that situation. In the GARS assessment the teacher is asked to complete a questionnaire or rating scale that the administrator will collect the data from. In addition, ADOS assessment asks for an interview with the teacher to collect more information about the child. The ADOS has one trained school psychologist and behaviorist conducting the observations and collecting the
The two assessments that are used widely within my school are the ADOS and the GARS. The ADOS is a combination of the Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADI-R) (Hall, L. J. 2013). This assessment focuses its observations on communicative and social behaviors in the age range of toddlers to adults. In addition, this assessment scores three subscales, communication, social reciprocity, and restricted repetitive beahviors (Hall, L. J. 2013). There are 93 items that are linked to the DSM-IV and ICD-10 (Hall, L. J. 2013). This assessment takes 2 hours to complete by a certified instructor. Julie …show more content…
The ADOS is given by a trained administrator and teacher have a smaller role during this assessment. The ADOS focuses on different situations and for example if the observing is looking at how the child social interacts with another person the teachers responsibility is to create that situation. In the GARS assessment the teacher is asked to complete a questionnaire or rating scale that the administrator will collect the data from. In addition, ADOS assessment asks for an interview with the teacher to collect more information about the child. The ADOS has one trained school psychologist and behaviorist conducting the observations and collecting the