Our Pricing – Adult Autism Assessments

Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, Second Edition (ADOS-2) is used to assess and diagnose autism across age, developmental level and language skills.

The ADOS-2 improves on the original ADOS, which at the time was already viewed as ‘the Gold Standard’ for the observational assessment of autism. It can be used to evaluate almost anyone suspected of having autism, from very young children with no speech to adults who are verbally fluent.

• Provides a highly accurate picture of current symptoms, unaffected by language
• Semi-structured, standardised assessment of communication, social interaction, and restricted and repetitive behaviours
• Presents various activities that elicit behaviours directly related to a diagnosis of autism

• Find out whether symptoms indicate autism, a social communication disorder, or something else
• Assess social impairment in natural settings and from more than one perspective
• Multiple perspectives approach on behaviour uncovers a wide range of symptoms, including those that are relatively subtle
• Numerous independent studies demonstrate that the SRS-2 is unmatched in its ability to measure severity of social impairment in the mildest, and most common, forms of autism – including Social Communication Disorder, a new diagnosis included in DSM-5
• Brevity and sensitivity of the SRS-2 make it highly useful for a variety of assessment needs

• Social Communication and Interaction
• Restricted Interests and Repetitive Behaviour

The Sensory Processing Measure-2 (SPM-2) provides a complete picture of sensory integration and processing difficulties in multiple environments, offering intervention strategies to help with sensory integration and processing challenges.  

The SPM-2 is a norm-referenced measure of function in the visual, auditory, tactile, olfactory, gustatory, proprioceptive (body awareness), and vestibular (balance and motion) sensory systems, as well as praxis and social participation.

• Find out whether symptoms indicate autism, a social communication disorder, or something else
• Assess social impairment in natural settings and from more than one perspective
• Multiple perspectives approach on behaviour uncovers a wide range of symptoms, including those that are relatively subtle
• Numerous independent studies demonstrate that the SRS-2 is unmatched in its ability to measure severity of social impairment in the mildest, and most common, forms of autism – including Social Communication Disorder, a new diagnosis included in DSM-5
• Brevity and sensitivity of the SRS-2 make it highly useful for a variety of assessment needs

• Social Communication and Interaction
• Restricted Interests and Repetitive Behaviour

The Sensory Processing Measure-2 (SPM-2) provides a complete picture of sensory integration and processing difficulties in multiple environments, offering intervention strategies to help with sensory integration and processing challenges.  

The SPM-2 is a norm-referenced measure of function in the visual, auditory, tactile, olfactory, gustatory, proprioceptive (body awareness), and vestibular (balance and motion) sensory systems, as well as praxis and social participation.

Adaptive skills, as measured by the ABAS-3, are defined as practical, everyday skills required to function and meet environmental demands, including the skills necessary to effectively and independently take care of oneself and the skills necessary to interact with other people.

Ten specific Adaptive Skills are measured by the ABAS-3; Communication, Community Use, Functional Academics, Home/School Living, Health and Safety, Leisure, Self Care, Self-Direction, Social skills, and Work. Measurement of an individual’s adaptive or functional skills is an important part of a diagnostic assessment; alongside the measurement of cognitive skills as it indicates an individual’s level of actual disability in everyday life. The ABAS-3 is compatible with DSM-5.

Price – £245

A cognitive assessment is not an essential part of an autism assessment, but it can be very useful. We use the WAIS IV, which is a comprehensive assessment of a number of areas, including verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, working memory and processing speed. Most people have reasonably similar abilities in the different areas of the assessment.

However, many autistic people have an uneven or ‘spiky’ profile of strengths and difficulties. Some may be extremely able verbally, but struggle in many other areas. Others may have significant language difficulties but process non-verbal information much more efficiently. Results of a cognitive assessment can be shared with college or university tutors to support a request for additional support, or with employers to explain why certain tasks may be difficult and request ‘reasonable adjustments’ in the workplace.

Price – £245