CARS2 High Functioning Version Rating Booklet (pkg 25)

The Childhood Autism Rating Scale 2nd ed. (CARS2) helps to identify children with autism and determine symptom severity through quantifiable ratings based on direct observation, for children aged 2 years and above.

It includes two 15-item rating scales completed by the clinician (each designed for a different population-Standard and High Functioning); and an unscored Parent/Caregiver Questionnaire, that gathers information for use in marking the Standard and High Functioning ratings.

The *CARS2 High Functioning Version Rating Booklet * includes 15 items, addressing these functional areas:

• Relating to People
• Imitation (ST); Social-Emotional Understanding (HF)
• Emotional Response (ST); Emotional Expression and Regulation of Emotions (HF)
• Body Use
• Object Use (ST); Object Use in Play (HF)
• Adaptation to Change (ST); Adaptation to Change/Restricted Interests (HF)
• Visual Response
• Listening Response
• Taste, Smell, and Touch Response and Use
• Fear or Nervousness (ST); Fear or Anxiety (HF)
• Verbal Communication
• Nonverbal Communication
• Activity Level (ST); Thinking/Cognitive Integration Skills (HF)
• Level and Consistency of Intellectual Response
• General Impressions

The clinician rates the individual on each item, using a 4-point response scale.

Rating values for all items are summed to produce a Total Raw Score. Each form includes a graph that allows you to quickly convert the Total Raw Score to a standard score or percentile rank.

The items on the High Functioning form have been modified to reflect current research on the characteristics of people with high-functioning autism or Asperger's Syndrome.