Adaptive Behavior Assessment System Third Edition (ABAS-3) gives a complete picture of adaptive skills across the lifespan. It is particularly useful for evaluating those with developmental delays, autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability, learning disabilities, neuropsychological disorders, and sensory or physical impairments.
Adaptive Behavior Assessment System | Third Edition
ABAS-3
Adaptive Behavior Assessment System Third Edition (ABAS-3) gives a complete picture of adaptive skills across the lifespan. It is particularly useful for evaluating those with developmental delays, autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability, learning disabilities, neuropsychological disorders, and sensory or physical impairments.
- Publication date:
- 2015
- Age range:
- Birth–89:11
- Qualification level:
- B
- Completion time:
- 15 – 20 minutes for each rating form
- Scoring options:
- Scoring Assistant® software
- Norms:
- Based on a large sample representative of the U.S. population
- Other languages:
- Spanish
Retaining all of the essential features that made the second edition the preferred instrument, the ABAS-3 is even easier to administer and score.
Benefits
- Assess adaptive skills.
- Diagnose and classify various developmental, learning, and behavioral disabilities and disorders.
- Identify strengths and weaknesses.
- Develop treatment plans and training goals.
- Document and monitor progress over time.
- Determine eligibility for services such as Social Security disability benefits, and evaluate capacity to live or work independently.
- Facilitate research and program evaluation.
Features
- New norms, updated item content, and improved ease of use.
- Coverage of individuals from birth to 89 years of age.
- Assessment of 11 essential skill areas within 3 major adaptive domains: Conceptual, Social, and Practical.
- Compatible with AAIDD, DSM-5, and IDEA.
- Available in print, software, and online evaluation formats.
