A non-standardized assessment or informal assessment are used by therapists to observe a child’s strengths and abilities and challenges to target during therapy. Non-standardized assessments are an effective measure a child’s skills or progress, but they do not provide comparatives to a group of age peers.

An example of a non-standardized assessment could be a therapist showing a child a book of pictures, and counting how many pictures they can name before therapy. The Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) assessment consists of a combination of observation, narrative and social assessment. Join the CPD to understand approaches to informal assessments and tools used by therapists with children on the autistic spectrum. The ASD assessment is an assessment that can take place at home, in school or at clinics. The ASD assessment is completed by a therapist, using their clinical expertise and training, through a combination of a checklist and observation.

Some tools that will be overviewed in this CPD include:

• CHAT/ MCHAT
• CARS
• GARS
• Home / School Observation