Curriculum Assesment

Question 1

Why should be assessed?

Answer 1

• characteristics of autism, cognition, adaptive behavior, language and communication, social skills, self-help skills, curricular targets

Question 2

Types of assessments

Answer 2

standardized, formal assessments, curricular assessments, in-the-moment

Question 3

Formal Assessments

Answer 3

outside of ABA point of view, advantages of formal assessments, resolution

Question 4

Some cognitive and adaptive assesments

Answer 4

cognitive, adaptive

Question 5

Some autism assessments

Answer 5

Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS)
Diagnostic Interview (ADI-R)
Gilliam Autism Rating Scale (GARS)
Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS)

Question 6

GARS-3

Answer 6

Assists teachers, parents, clinicians in identifying autism and identifying severity
- items based on DSM-V criteria

Question 7

Language

Answer 7

• peabody pic vocab test
• expressive on-word pic vocab test
• clinical eval of lang fundam

Question 8

aberrant behavior

Answer 8

abberant behavior checklist, functional analysis screening tool, questions about behavioral function

Question 9

social

Answer 9

(SSiS): social skills improvement system

(SRS): social responsiveness scale

Question 10

SSiS

Answer 10

• screening
• aiding in development of treatment for social skills
• Likert Rating Scale
• parent, teacher, child versions

Question 11

SRS-2

Answer 11

• aids in diagnosis
• treatment planning
• Autism specific

Question 12

RBT Role in Assessment

Answer 12

• set up, reinforcement, material placement