PTCP OSIAS

Tools for Identifying

Autism Spectrum
Disorder
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Identifying Learners with Autism

Spectrum Sisability
1. Social Communications
Questionnaire
The Social Communication Questionnaire
is a planned and standardized technique of
gathering information from parents or
caregivers regarding an individual’s social
interactions, language development, and
suspected autism spectrum disorder
symptoms.
2. Autism Spectrum Screening Autism Diagnostic Interview
Questionnaire (ADI) -Autism
Diagnostic Observation
is a 27 question assessment filled in by parents Schedule (ADOS)
or teachers of children or adolescents (6 to 17
years of age). It is designed to be an initial is a structured interview used for
screen for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) diagnosing autism, planning treatment,
especially in those with high or normal IQ, or and distinguishing autism from other
those with only mild intellectual disability. developmental disorders.
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Speech and Language

Developmental Milestones

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Developmental Milestones
• Pertains to the set of of functional skills or
age-specific tasks that most children can
do at a certain age range.
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How is Language Developed

• There appear to be critical period for speech and language
developments and infants and young children when brain
is best able to absorb language.
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Critical Age Hypothesis

• Stipulates that there is a period of growth in which full
native competence is possible when acquiring a language.
This period is from early childhood to adolescence.
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Developmental
Milestone