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Influences on Behavior: A Worksheet

Child: _____________________ Observer: ________________ Date/Time: _________________ Setting: _________________ Target Behavior: _____________________________ Definition of Behavior: ________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ Behavior can be influenced by three factors: the child’s characteristics, the features of the environment, and the characteristics of the child’s interactive partner. Which of the following characteristics of autism/PDDNOS might influence this behavior? (check all […]

Assessment in Developmental Disabilities: Tools

Assessment in Developmental Disabilities A Lecture for NSP Special Topics Course NRSC 7670 OV1 (Course Director: K. Gardiner) February 5 & 7, 2013 Presented by Susan Hepburn, Ph.D. Licensed Clinical Psychologist/Associate Professor Departments of Psychiatry & Pediatrics/JFK Partners/University of Colorado DEVELOPMENTAL/INTELLECTUAL ASSESSMENT TOOLS (sequenced developmentally) 1. The Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ) (Bricker […]

Tools for Assessing Autism Symptoms and Relevant Features

AUTISM SYMPTOM CHECKLISTS – (EDUCATOR OR PARENT REPORT) Infant-Toddler Checklist (ITC) Description: The Infant-Toddler Checklist (ITC; Wetherby & Prizant, 2002) is a 25-item checklist that was developed out of the SCERTS model and is very well attuned to the communicative aspects of ASD in young children. Designed and validated in a large community sample […]