Indian scale for assessment of autism manual

Assessment of Severity of Autism Using the Indian Scale for Assessment of Autism Satabdi Chakraborty, Pramod Thomas, Triptish Bhatia, Vishwajit L. Nimgaonkar, and Smita N. Deshpande Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine 2, ASD: Autism Spectrum Disorder, CARS 2: Childhood Autism rating Scale, 2 nd edition, ISAA: Indian Scale for Assessment of Autism I NDIAN P EDIATRICS V OLUME 56 __ O CTO M UKHERJEE, et al. D IAGNOSTIC A CCURACY OF ISAA IN 2- . The CARS is a item behavior-rating scale designed to detect and quantify symptoms of autism. Each item on the CARS is scored on a Likert scale, from 1 (no symptoms of autism) to 4 (severe symptoms). The maximum CARS score is 60, and a score of is suggestive of autism. Children with scores of to 37 are rated as mildly-.

Indian Scale for Assessment of Autism (ISAA): The ISAA is a 40 item scale divided into six domains- Social Relationship and Reciprocity (9 questions); Emotional Responsiveness (5 questions); Speech — Language and Communication (9 questions); Behavior Patterns (7 questions); Sensory Aspects (6 questions) and Cognitive Component (4 questions). The scores for the each item of ISAA range from , depending on the intensity, frequency and duration of a particular behavior with the following. ISAA is an objective assessment tool for persons with autism which uses observation, clinical evaluation of behaviour, testing by interaction with the subject and also information supplemented by parents or caretakers in order to diagnose autism. ISAA consists of 40 items rated on a 5-point scale ranging from 1 (never) to 5 (always). Procedure: Each child underwent an expert comprehensive assessment of Autism (reference tool) that included history, observation, examination, diagnostic criteria for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders', 5th edition, Childhood Autism Rating Scale-2 (CARS2), developmental status and adaptive function. This was followed by the administration of ISAA (test tool) in Hindi language.

It has three forms, i.e., parent, teacher, and self-forms. The items are scored on likert scale and severity of autism is categorised as mild (), moderate. The Diagnostics and Statistics Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) released in Indian Scale for Assessment of Autism (ISAA) is a screening tool developed. MANUAL. (Divyangjan). TEST. NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR THE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED ISAA is an objective assessment tool for persons with autism which uses.