| My Child Has Autism | | | | tool. My Child Has Autism |
| Are you the parent of a young child who you believe | | | | 7. Typically the people who are using this tool are |
| has Autism or Pervasive Developmental | | | | Doctors, Clinical Psychologists, School Psychologists, |
| Disorder(PDD)? Are special education personnel in | | | | Speech Pathologists, Certified Occupational Therapists |
| your region refusing to acknowledge this diagnosis, | | | | etc. |
| despite a lot of evidence? Many class areas refuse to | | | | 8. While this is not an objective test it is far from |
| admit that a child has autism, when properties do not | | | | subjective. The ADOS is a schedule of observations |
| want to provide the special education and related | | | | which has been developed over several decades and |
| services that a child needs! But their utility can be used | | | | has been found to be effective! |
| by special education personnel to see if your child has | | | | 9. This tool should be used in conjunction with other |
| autism. My Child Has Autism | | | | rating scales, such as the Childhood Autism Rating |
| Below are 9 things that you must know about the | | | | Scale (CARS)! |
| ADOS: | | | | A full developmental history of the child, a medical |
| 1. Purpose: Allows an accurate diagnosis of autism and | | | | history, developmental and academic evaluations, |
| pervasive developmental disorder | | | | testing of adaptive functioning, and information on the |
| 2. Can be used for children who are 2 years up to | | | | child's sensory integration function, should also be |
| adulthood. | | | | included. As well as Speech Language evaluation and |
| 3. Takes 30-45 minutes for a qualified examiner to use | | | | Occupational Therapy evaluations if needed. Parents |
| this tool. | | | | can become very frustrated with school districts who |
| 4. The person using the tool must have prior education, | | | | refuse to acknowledge that their child has Autism! My |
| training, and experience in using this type of diagnostic | | | | Child Has Autism |
| took. They must also have extensive experience with | | | | A private independent evaluator who is trained can |
| autism and PDD! | | | | also do the ADOS on your child, so you do not have |
| 5. The person using the tool must take a clinical training | | | | to depend only on school district personnel. Bring any |
| workshop, and at the end receive a certificate of | | | | private evaluations to special education personnel and |
| completion. Be sure and check that any special | | | | they must consider the results! Keep fighting your child |
| education personnel using this tool, has a certificate of | | | | is worth it! Don't let your love ones suffer anymore! |
| completion. | | | | Lead them out through My Child Has Autism program |
| 6. Person should have at least 8 practice sessions to | | | | now! |
| make sure that they are familiar with this diagnostic | | | | |