Childhood Autism Rating Scale | Second Edition is a brief rating scale that helps identify autism in children. CARS2 offers an easy-to-use tool that helps distinguish from developmentally disabled children who are not autistic, giving quantifiable ratings based on direct behavior observation.
Childhood Autism Rating Scale | Second Edition
CARS2
Childhood Autism Rating Scale | Second Edition is a brief rating scale that helps identify autism in children. CARS2 offers an easy-to-use tool that helps distinguish from developmentally disabled children who are not autistic, giving quantifiable ratings based on direct behavior observation.
- Publication date:
- 2010
- Age range:
- 2:0+
- Qualification level:
- B
- Completion time:
- 15 minutes (15 items)
- Administration:
- Paper-and-pencil
- Scoring options:
- Manual scoring
CARS2 has been revised to cover the entire autism spectrum, including Asperger’s Syndrome.
Benefits
- Integrate diagnostic information.
- Determine functional capabilities.
- Provide feedback to parents.
- Design targeted interventions.
Features
CARS2 includes enhancements that make the test 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 behavioral deficits.
- Standard Version Rating Booklet: for use with individuals younger than age 6 and those with communication difficulties or below average estimated IQs.
- High Functioning Individuals Rating Booklet: use to assess verbally fluent individuals ages 6 and older, with IQ scores above 80.
- Questionnaire for Parents or Caregivers: an unscored scale that gathers information for use in making Standard and High Functioning ratings.
