Childhood Autism Rating Scale

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Childhood Autism Rating Scale
PurposeDiagnosing autism

The Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS) is a behavior rating scale intended to help diagnose autism. CARS was developed by Eric Schopler, Robert J. Reichler, and Barbara Rochen Renner. The scale was designed to help differentiate children with autism from those with other developmental delays, such as intellectual disability.

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Although there is no gold standard among rating scales in detecting autism, CARS is frequently used as part of the diagnostic process. [1]

Evaluation criteria

The CARS is a diagnostic assessment method that rates individuals on a scale ranging from normal to severe, and yields a composite score ranging from non-autistic to mildly autistic, moderately autistic, or severely autistic. The scale is used to observe and subjectively rate fifteen items.

Indian Scale for Assessment of Autism

The Indian Scale for Assessment of Autism (ISAA) was developed by the Indian National Institute for the Mentally Handicapped in 2009. [2] Analogous to, and congruent with, CARS, [3] it is tailored to the Indian milieux, [4] being available in several regional languages. [4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ozonoff, S, Boodlin-Jones, B, & Solomon, M. (2005). Evidence-based assessment of Autism Spectrum Disorder in children and adolescents. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 34, 523-540.
  2. ↑ Chakraborty, Satabdi; Bhatia, Triptish; Antony, Nitin; Roy, Aratrika; Shriharsh, Vandana; Sahay, Amrita; Brar, Jaspreet S.; Iyengar, Satish; Singh, Ravinder; Nimgaonkar, Vishwajit L.; Deshpande, Smita Neelkanth (September 19, 2022). "Comparing the Indian Autism Screening Questionnaire (IASQ) and the Indian Scale for Assessment of Autism (ISAA) with the Childhood Autism Rating Scale–Second Edition (CARS2) in Indian settings". PLOS ONE. 17 (9): e0273780. Bibcode:2022PLoSO..1773780C. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0273780 . PMC   9484635 . PMID   36121860.
  3. ↑ Manohar, Harshini; Kishore, Thomas; Jacob, Preeti (January 1, 2025). "Indian Scale for Assessment of Autism (ISAA): Issues with the Current Assessment Scale and Recommendations for Disability Assessment". Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine. 47 (1): 76–79. doi:10.1177/02537176231209618. PMC   11572347 . PMID   39564302 – via SAGE Journals.
  4. 1 2 Patra, Suravi; Arun, Priti (July 26, 2011). "Use of Indian scale for assessment of autism in child guidance clinic: an experience". Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine. 33 (2): 217–219. doi: 10.4103/0253-7176.92043 . PMC   3271508 . PMID   22345858.

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