The Autism Spectrum Rating Scales™ (ASRS) is a multi-informant measure designed to identify symptoms, behaviors, and associated features of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in children and adolescents aged 2 to 18.
From renowned authors Sam Goldstein, Ph.D., and Jack A. Naglieri, Ph.D., the ASRS is a norm-referenced assessment based on a nationally representative sample designed to identify symptoms, behaviors, and associated features of Autism Spectrum Disorder. Using a five-point Likert rating scale, parents and teachers are asked to evaluate how often they observed specific behaviors in the child or adolescent in areas such as socialization, communication, stereotypical behaviors, behavioral rigidity, sensory sensitivity, and self-regulation.
The ASRS serves as a scientifically validated tool, aiding psychologists, school psychologists, clinical social workers, physicians, counselors, psychiatric professionals, and pediatric/psychiatric nurses in accurately assessing and diagnosing ASD. The ASRS assists in helping to develop effective intervention and treatment strategies and monitoring the response to intervention and treatment effectiveness.
Key Features:
For ASRS, there is an Overview tab, and an Item Entry tab where an examinee’s item responses may be entered or reviewed.
Administration Settings
This section contains general administration information such as Administration Date, Age at Administration, and Examiner name.
Assessment Demographics
The Assessment Demographics are as follows:
Field Name |
Description |
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Data entered by |
For manual entry delivery method only, specify the name of the individual entering the data from the paper form. |
Administration language |
The language of the paper form or on-screen administration given to the examinee. Choose from the following options:
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Grade (6-18 Year forms only) |
The grade of the examinee. |
Parent forms: Parent’s name/ID
Teacher forms: Teacher’s name/ID |
Parent forms: The name and/or ID of the parent/caregiver.
Teacher forms: The name and/or ID of the teacher. |
Childcare setting (2-5 Year forms only) |
Select the childcare setting from the following:
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Parent full-length forms only |
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Did your child acquire language before age 3?
Did your child speak in 3 word sentences by age 3? |
Select the response from the following:
If you respond ‘Yes’ to the previous question, this question will appear.
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Teacher forms only |
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Class(es) taught (6-18 Year forms only) |
The subjects or classes taught by the teacher. |
Time known child (2-5 Year forms) Time known student (6-18 Year forms) |
Years and months the caregiver or teacher has known the examinee. Enter the number of years in the Years field and the number of months in the Months field. |
Note: If using On-Screen Administration (OSA), once the assessment is launched, the assessment demographics are disabled for entry until the OSA is completed. Edits to these fields, if needed, can be made after the OSA is complete.
For manual entry, enter the item responses in the single-character text boxes. For on-screen administration (OSA), you may review item responses and edit, if needed, after the administration is complete.
Note: If using On-Screen Administration (OSA), the Item Entry tab fields are disabled for entry until the OSA is completed. Edits to these fields, if needed, can be made after the OSA is complete.
For more information on administering ASRS through on-screen Administration, click here. For more information on administering ASRS through remote on-screen administration, click here.
If you click the Back link without saving the record, you will see a message confirming the navigation and asking whether you would like to stay on the page.
Clicking Save updates saves the record.
When data entry is complete, you can click Proceed to Reports to save the record and generate a report.