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3 Tips for Recently Trained ADOS-2 Clinicians

3 Tips for Recently Trained ADOS-2 Clinicians

Spend time reading through the coding section at the back of each module booklet.  This contain…

Making Sense of Coding D1 Unusual Sensory Interest in Play Material / Person 

Making Sense of Coding D1 Unusual Sensory Interest in Play Material / Person 

Most people that use the ADOS-2 would probably say that the D codes are the hardest to feel confiden…

Clinical thinking in ADOS-2 tasks

Clinical thinking in ADOS-2 tasks

Recently, someone posted about the lovely way that they administer the construction task. They asked…

Coding the ADOS-2

Coding the ADOS-2

The ADOS-2 is a semi-structured, standardised observational assessment, often used as part…

3 Things You Should Know Before Doing the ADOS-2 Training

3 Things You Should Know Before Doing the ADOS-2 Training

3 things you need to know before doing the ADOS-2 Training. 1. You will not be ready to start using …

ADOS-2 Reliability Workshops to Calibrate Coding

ADOS-2 Reliability Workshops to Calibrate Coding

The ADOS-2 is unlike any other assessment I know in that you never stop learning and developing your…

Frequently Asked Questions about Autism Diagnosis and Assessment

Frequently Asked Questions about Autism Diagnosis and Assessment

Part one (of many) Parents and schools do not always agree about the need for autism assessment. Her…