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Gilliam Autism Rating Scale - 3rd Edition (GARS-3)

The GARS-3 assists teachers, parents, and clinicians in identifying autism inn individuals and estimating its severity. The instrument consists of 56 clearly stated items describing the characteristic behaviors of persons with autism. The items are grouped into six subscales: Restrictive/Repetitive Behaviors, Social Interaction, Social Communication, Emotional Responses, Cognitive Style, and Maladaptive Speech. The GARS-3 yields standard scores, percentile ranks, severity levels, and probability of Autism.

Scale for Assessing Emotional Disturbance - Second Edition (SAED-2)

The Scales for Assessing Emotional Disturbance - Second Edition (SAED-2) will assist special educators, educational diagnosticians, school psychologists, and other professionals in identifying students with emotional disturbance (ED). It was normed on two large representative samples of students, one with ED and the other without. Gathered information can be used to select IEP goals, supplement Functional Behavior Assessments. document progress, and facilitate research. The SAED-2 has three components, each of which may be used alone or in various combinations of two or three.

Developmental Assessment for Students with Severe Disabilities - Third Edition (DASH-3)

The DASH-3 is a criterion-referenced measure of specific skill levels in persons of all ages who have severe and/or multiple physical/sensory disabilities, including persons with severe and profound intellectual disability, and autism spectrum disorders. The scales are also appropriate for individuals with mild to moderate disabilities; those who have single disabling conditions (e.g., individuals with visual impairment or or paraplegia), and children who are functioning chronologically from birth to 6 years of age.

Quick Neurological Screening Test - Third Edition Revised (QNST-3R)

The QNST-3R is an assessment of the development of motor coordination and sensory integration seen as neurological soft signs (NSSs), such as poor coordination, sensory perceptual changes, and difficulty sequencing complex motor tasks. The presence of NSSs can indicate neural trauma and is often a harbinger of learning difficulties (with or without trauma).

Gilliam Asperger Disorder Scale (GADS)

The GADS is a norm referenced test designed to evaluate children with unique behavioral problems who may have Asperger's Disorder. Easily completed by a parent and professional who knows the child, the GADS provides documentation about the essential behavior characteristics of Asperger's Disorder necessary for diagnosis. It can be used with confidence in the assessment process, documenting behavioral progress, targeting goals for IEPs and for research purposes.

Jordan Left-Right Reversal Test - Third Edition (JLRRT-3)

The Jordan Left-Right Reversal Test - 3rd Edition (2011) helps clinicians identify students who have difficulty with reversals, and what types of reversals are problematic: objects, letters, numbers, words, or letter sequences. Reversals are a major stumbling block for students learning to read. The Jordan-3 may be beneficial to add to a battery of tests when assessing AD/HD.

Jordan Dyslexia Assessment Reading Program - Second Edition (JDARP)

The JDARP brings together current knowledge about how the brain learns and remembers. It begins by identifying layers of overlapping problems that interfere with learning to read, and also addresses the critical role emotions and feedings play in learning, or failing to learn. New information is included about how permanent memory develops, and why certain individuals f ail to remember. Instructors discover how each student learns, or fails to learn, by using 11 screening tests that identify specific reasons why individuals struggle with reading skills. With this information, students and teachers can clearly understand why previous encounters with literacy skills were ineffective.

Diamonds in the Rough - Second Edition (D-2)

Diamonds in the Rough is an invaluable multidisciplinary reference guide to learning disabilities for educators, health specialists parents, and librarians. The author has painted a clear picture of the atypical learner with a step-by-step view of the learning disabled child.