My first tip is based on observations of recently trained ADOS-2 clinicians administering activities. One of the things that many people often find very difficult is giving instructions for tasks. Giving instructions might seem like a minor part of administering … Read More
Most people that use the ADOS-2 would probably say that the D codes are the hardest to feel confident about coding, in particular, D1 and D2. In this blog post, we are going to reflect on information in D1 and … Read More
Recently, someone posted about the lovely way that they administer the construction task. They asked about how I do it. I said, “I don’t do anything particularly interesting.” That is not a criticism of myself, it’s a truism but it … Read More
The ADOS-2 is a semi-structured, standardised observational assessment, often used as part of wider formal autism assessments. Practitioners are trained to notice specific information that helps them code items in 5 different areas: The ADOS-2 is a very clever tool that provides … Read More
The ADOS-2 is unlike any other assessment I know in that you never stop learning and developing your administration and coding skills. One of the ways we have to do that is by attending reliability workshops to calibrate coding and … Read More