Assessment of autism using the ADOS problematic?
Saturday, March 6th, 2010
There is a saying, “the devil is in the details…”
Assessment of autism with the ADOS is fraught with difficulties. The ADOS per the Manual does not assess for Category 3 behaviors — repetitive, stereotypic behaviors.
There must be substantial Category 3 behaviors for a DSM-IV-TR diagnosis. It sounds like, per Assessment of Autism Spectrum Disorders (2009) that a new algorithm published in 2007 takes care of the problem. But does it? (more…)
