Assessing autism in adults
Recognizing autism in adults is crucial for understanding the unique challenges they may face in areas such as employment, social interactions, and daily living. Many adults may have gone undiagnosed during childhood, leading to unmet needs and difficulties in navigating various aspects of life. A thorough autism assessment in adulthood can provide clarity on cognitive, social, and behavioral patterns, enabling tailored support and intervention strategies.
Assessing autism in adults helps improve self-awareness, reduce anxiety, and foster better coping mechanisms, ultimately enhancing quality of life. With the right assessments, adults with autism can receive the tools and resources necessary for greater independence, successful relationships, and fulfillment in both personal and professional spheres.
GARS-3
Helps identify the probability and severity of autism disorder in children and young adults up to 22 years old.
Adolescent/Adult Sensory Profile
Digital administration available
Helps understand sensory processing patterns and impact on functional performance
Remote on-screen administration available
Vineland™ 3
Digital administration available
Provides data that supports the diagnosis and treatment of intellectual and developmental disabilities
Available in Spanish
Remote on-screen administration available
BASC™-3
Digital administration available
Comprehensive set of rating scales and forms to help interpret behaviors and emotions of youth
Available in Spanish
Remote on-screen administration available
PPVT™-5
Digital administration available
Measures receptive vocabulary based on words in Standard American English.
Remote on-screen administration available
PPVT-5 Spain- coming soon!
EVT™-3
Expressive vocabulary and word retrieval based on words in Standard American English.
EVT-3 Spain- coming soon!
Additional offerings:
*Available in Spanish
Deciphering dual diagnosis
Discover practical strategies for supporting individuals with ASD and ADHD.
Understanding the connection
Creating inclusive, supportive learning environments for individuals with ASD & ADHD.
Enhancing Assessments
Collaboration between SLPs and OTs fosters a more comprehensive approach to autism care that benefits autistic children, caregivers and providers.
Enhancing Assessments
Insights and Strategies for Identifying and Supporting Autism.
Episode 1
Evolving role of occupational therapists in autism care
In an engaging conversation on the “Navigating Autism, Transforming Lives” podcast, guest Shelley Hughes, an occupational therapist and director of portfolio management for Pearson Assessments, called OTs “integral members of the autism care team.”
Episode 2
Cross market insights: addressing autism and co-occurring disorders
Theo Miron, school psychologist and assessment consultant for Pearson Assessments, shared insights on the prevalence of co-occurrence of autism with other conditions and how assessments can reveal individual areas of successes, strengths and needs that can overlap between diagnoses.
Episode 3
Enhancing Autism Diagnosis and Care with Digital Tools
This episode features Colleen Williams, assessment consultant for Pearson, sharing her thoughts on the role of digital tools for reducing caregiver burden, support progress monitoring, and the benefits of digital scoring.
Detecting Autism amongst the ever-broadening spectrum
The prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder is currently 1 in 36 school-age children in the United States. Yet, the breadth of the spectrum is so broad and heterogeneous that it becomes perplexing as to how some individuals who are profoundly affected can carry the same diagnostic label as those with more subtle symptom expression.
Understanding age-related changes in motor performance in children and adolescents on the autism spectrum
In this webinar, Dr. Travers will present the findings of her recent research examining age-related changes in BOT-2 performance in autistic and non-autistic children (ages 6–17 years). Diagnostic group differences and subgroup differences (autism with and without co-occurring ADHD) in motor profiles will also be examined.
More previously recorded webinars
- Overlapping motor features of autism and developmental coordination disorder
- Do Autism adaptive behavior profiles really exist?
- Supporting the participation of autism children & young adults-panel discussion
- Sensory processing and Autism
- Sensory and motor skills in individuals with ASD
- Sensory and motor skills for school readiness
- Assessing language skills in individuals with ASD
Related topics
Occupational Therapy
ADHD
Mental Health & Behavior
