Childhood Autism Rating Scale | Second Edition is a brief rating scale that helps identify autism in children. CARS2 offers an easy-to-use tool that helps distinguish from developmentally disabled children who are not autistic, giving quantifiable ratings based on direct behavior observation.
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Childhood Autism Rating Scale | Second Edition
CARS2
Childhood Autism Rating Scale | Second Edition is a brief rating scale that helps identify autism in children. CARS2 offers an easy-to-use tool that helps distinguish from developmentally disabled children who are not autistic, giving quantifiable ratings based on direct behavior observation.Pearson Clinical distributes but does not publish this product.
Overview
Product Details
- Age range:
- 2:0+
- Publication date:
- 2010
- Qualification level:
- B
- Completion time:
- 15 minutes (15 items)
- Administration:
- Paper-and-pencil
- Scoring options:
- Manual scoring
CARS2 has been revised to cover the entire autism spectrum, including Asperger’s Syndrome.
Benefits
- Integrate diagnostic information.
- Determine functional capabilities.
- Provide feedback to parents.
- Design targeted interventions.
Features
CARS2 includes enhancements that make the test more responsive to individuals on the high-functioning end of the autism spectrum — those with average or higher IQ scores, better verbal skills, and more subtle social and behavioral deficits.
- Standard Version Rating Booklet: for use with individuals younger than age 6 and those with communication difficulties or below average estimated IQs.
- High Functioning Individuals Rating Booklet: use to assess verbally fluent individuals ages 6 and older, with IQ scores above 80.
- Questionnaire for Parents or Caregivers: an unscored scale that gathers information for use in making Standard and High Functioning ratings.
