Re:What's the eval name for the acroymn SPED? Thanks!

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The ASDS (Asperger Syndrome Diagnostic Scale) is an

appropriate test for someone at the upper end of the spectrum. This can be

given by schools. If they try to use the Gilliam Asperger Syndrome test,

request that they use this other one. The Gilliam test is not a good test. If

you have questions about either of these, you can find info at the public

library in a book called Mental Measurements Yearbook, where all of these sorts

of tests are reviewed, etc. for accuracy, whether they are reliable, etc.

nna

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> We have recently had the A-DOS test and have found it to be reliable

for our son's Asperger diagnosis, although, the school has refused to

recognize the autism at all, and have disregarded this testing due to

the fact that the clinician did not interview our son's teachers for

input for the testing.� If you chose to have the A-DOS, I would ask

the clinician if they would mind interviewing the teachers for input

for the test, and then the teachers also have to be receptive to

providing answers for the clinician.

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> We have also used the ASDS, and the ADI-R, both produced the same

result of the Asperger diagnosis.

Thanks for the useful info--Carol and nna!

Carol, it might possibly help you to get your testing accepted by the

school if the clinicians state that they used the school's testing and

observations as a big part of their input, even if they did not

directly interview or observe at the school themselves. That was what

our clinicians did when the school complained that they did not get to

participate (never mind the fact that they had refused to

participate!?), and I think that helped the school accept it.

Ruth