AUTISM TEST FOR CHILDREN

Date the test was taken:

For a child of this age, observation skills should be quite developed, though not fully matured.This section scores your child on his/her observation skills against benchmark for typically developing children.

Your child tends to notice small sounds that you or people around him/her may easily ignore*

s/he often notices small sounds when others do not.

Your child gets attached to minute pieces of information.*

for example, s/he often gets hooked on to house or street numbers, car plates, or may be just a random pattern of numbers

Compared to other children of similar age, your child is usually spot on with dates and fascinated by calendar events.*

for example, s/he always knows the date and day of the week. Often your child can easily calculate the date for next Wednesday, or which date was last Thursday. even if she got the wrong answer, she shows a strong interest in the subject.

Your child has a strong eye for details, things that usually goes unnoticed to other people often catches his/her attention. Changes to those details can get him/her upset.*
s/he tends to notice details that others do not.

When your child is read a story, s/he finds it easy to grasp what the intentions of the characters might be, or what they are up to*
has no problems with imagination for characters on screen or books

By looking at someone's face, your child is often aware whether that person is happy or annoyed with him/her*
seems to be cognizant of how other people feel around him/her

Your child often finds it difficult to imagine what it might be like to be in someone else's shoes*
doesn't get other people's perspectives or point of view

Your child has some weird habit that is not seen in every children*
for example: rocking, hand flapping, talking to herself or repeatedly blabbering a sequence of words that doesn't make much sense

The objective of this section is to evaluate the communication skills that your child may have acquired by now. If you would have provided your child’s age and gender, the questions would be targeted around the specific areas that are applicable to his/her age.

After coming back from a social gathering, your child is easily able to recollect the people s/he met and some of the interactions s/he may have had with them.*

in a social group, s/he can easily keep track of several different people’s conversations.

When caught doing something wrong, or in a difficult situation, your child can make up stories to get off the hook.*

s/he finds making up stories easy.

She enjoys a bit of social chit chat, at least with family members and friends* When your child talks, s/he would seldom pause to listen to what others might have to say. S/he tends to get upset if interrupted*

when s/he talks, it isn’t always easy for others to get a word in edgeways.

Your child often struggles to keep a conversation going among peers in his/her age group. S/he gets easily disengaged and may appear to be like an odd one out.*

The general interest (or lack of it) that your child demonstrates impacts the overall development of your child. This section of the test will measure those interest levels to identify any Autistic traits.

Where would your child prefer would prefer to be*

choose the most likely option

Your child feels very strongly about things s/he wants to do. S/he gets really upset if s/he is not allowed to pursue them even after you have tried to reason with him/her.*

s/he tends to have very strong interests, which s/he gets upset about if s/he can’t pursue.

Rate, in the order of preference, your child's favorite subject*

rank the priorities on 1 to 5, 5 being most preferred

What would your child love doing the most on a weekend?*

choose the best option

Your child loves to collect trivia & information about small things and s/he holds them precious

for example, types of car, types of cats, etc

The objective of this section evaluate is to evaluate the social interaction skills that your child may have developed this far. The questions are situational. Specific questions, based on your child’s age will be displayed.

Your child often understands the boundaries between being rude vs being polite*

s/he has no difficulty understanding rules for polite behaviour.

When in a social situation, your child is relatively easy going. Even if s/he may be initially uncomfortable, s/he warms up to the situation eventually.*

s/he finds social situations easy.

How many friends does your child have (approximately)*

how easy does s/he find to make friends

Your child enjoys to do stuffs with others rather than just by him/herself*

for example, play around, study, watch movies, etc

Your child can't understand if his/her other friends, or immediate family members are getting bored/annoyed with a particular activity and s/he still refuses to quit*

s/he doesn't how to tell if someone listening to him/her is getting bored.

When a group of children are having fun, s/he may feel a bit out of spot as s/he is, mostly, the last one to understand a joke*

lacks, or doesn't relate to sense of humor

Your child finds it easy to have casual conversations with his/her grannies and family friends. S/he often initiates those conversations*

Your child gets excited about marriages and birthday parties and she tries to have a lot of fun*

s/he enjoys social occasions.

Your child understands what you (as parents) and his/her friends expect of him/her*

s/he finds it easy to work out people’s intentions.

Your child enjoys meeting new people from different cultural, social and financial backgrounds*

Your child likes to spend more time with people close to him/her than with gadgets or other objects*

s/he is drawn more strongly to people than to things.

Does your child love/enjoy attention?*

Does your child demand excessive attention?*

Personal habits play a crucial role in accurate diagnosis of autism in children. This section will try to assess the sensory, cognitive and behavioral patterns that your child has.

Your child prefers to use the same approach of doing things (or solving problems) every time, even though you may have encouraged him/her to try different options*

displays a repetitive approach to every problem statement

Your child usually has little or no problem with visualization. When you are trying to draw a known object, s/he tries to participate actively*

if s/he tries to imagine something, s/he finds it very easy to create a picture in her/his mind.

Your child often gets too involved with something at hand. So much so that s/he shows little or no interest in changes to his/her surroundings*

if s/he tries to imagine something, s/he finds it very easy to create a picture in her/his mind.

When you try to read your child a story, s/he can easily visualize how the characters may look like*

Your child is more interested in seeing pattern in things rather than the thing itself.*

for example, if s/he sees a steam engine, s/he may immediately draw a similarity that old houses have chimneys too (rather than focusing on the engine itself)

How does your child react to changes in routine?*

choose the emoticon that best describes his/her mood

Your child can visualize the big picture rather than the immediate small things.*

for example, s/he understands that broccoli is healthy and healthy food is good; even though it might taste horrible to eat (this doesn't imply that she would start eating broccoli straight away by looking at the big picture, but at least s/he can spot the difference)

Your child doesn’t usually notice minor changes in a person’s appearance or in a situation.*

How does your child feel when told to switch from one activity to another?*

choose the emoticon that best describes his/her feeling while transitioning between activities

Your child often chooses his/her next course of action based on instincts and reacts spontaneously*

When disturbed from something s/he likes to do, your child usually finds it easy to get back to what s/he was doing.*

Your child tends to get anxious or nervous while encountered with a new or unexpected situation*