Author(s) : Eric Schopler and Mary E. Van Bourgondien
Publisher : WPS, 2010
SKU : PG_CARS2
Purpose: To identify and classify children with autism and determine symptom severity through quantifiable ratings based on direct observation
Age: 2+ years
Time: 10-20 minutes
The Childhood Autism Rating Scale, Second Edition (CARS-2) has proven especially effective in discriminating between children with autism and those with severe cognitive deficits, and in distinguishing mild-to-moderate from severe autism.
The revised second edition expands the test’s clinical value, making it 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 behavioural deficits.
The CARS2 includes three forms:
The Standard and High Functioning Forms address the following functional areas:
The clinician rates the individual on each item, using a 4-point response scale. Ratings are based not only on frequency of the behaviour in question, but also on its intensity, peculiarity, and duration. While this more nuanced approach gives you greater flexibility in integrating diagnostic information, it still yields quantitative results.
The new CARS2 is extremely useful in identifying symptoms of autism because:
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Examples of areas of speciality: Psychiatry, Paediatrics