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Learn about special interests, highly focused interests common in autistic people, and how they affect their life, learning, and social interaction. Find out the common areas, development, and examples of special interests, and the difference between special interests and hyperfixations.
CARS is a behavior rating scale to help diagnose autism in children. It rates fifteen items related to social, communication, and behavioral skills, and yields a composite score ranging from non-autistic to severely autistic.
CAST is a 39-item questionnaire that assesses social and communication behaviors in children aged 4–11 years. It was developed by the Autism Research Centre at the University of Cambridge and has been used in several studies to identify children at risk for autism spectrum disorders.
Asperger syndrome is a term for a neurodevelopmental disorder that affects social interaction and communication, and causes restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior and interests. It is no longer considered a stand-alone diagnosis, but part of autism spectrum disorder, and its causes, diagnosis, and treatment are not clear.
TEACCH is a community-based service and training program for people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their families. It was developed at the University of North Carolina and uses strategies based on behavior therapy, visual cues, schedules, and work systems.
Learn about the criteria, process, and challenges of diagnosing autism spectrum disorder (ASD) based on behavioral and developmental factors. Find out how ASD can vary by age, sex, and gender identity, and how it may be linked to genetic causes.
An overview of autism spectrum disorder, a neurodevelopmental condition that affects social interaction and communication. Includes signs, research areas, history, controversies, notable people, and related topics.
The Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADI-R) is a structured interview for evaluating autism spectrum disorders in individuals with a mental age of at least 24 months. It covers social interaction, communication and language, and restricted and repetitive behaviors, and uses a scoring algorithm and cutoff scores to diagnose autism.