Psychological and Cognitive Assessments

Question 1

Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS)

Answer 1

severity of autism and distinguishes children with autism from children with dev delays who don’t have
characteristics, abilities, behaviors that deviate from the norm
scoring:
below 30= no autism
31-36.5= mild to moderate autism
37-60= severe autism
population: children over 2 who have mild, moderate, or severe autism

Question 2

Coping Inventory and Early Coping Inventory

Answer 2

assesses coping habits, skills, and behaviors: effectiveness, style, strength, vulnerabilities
CI: coping with self and coping with env
ECI: sensorimotor organization, reactive behavior, self-initiated behavior
scoring: determines level of adaptive behavior
population:
CI: 15 years and above
ECI: 4-36 months