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Effective May 25, 2018, the Autism Telemedicine Company and its portal BrainKind no longer provide services or products to any persons or consumers within the European Union and/or other locations where the General Data Protection Regulation is and remains in effect.
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The Autism Spectrum Rating Scales™ screening tool on this website is intended solely for the purpose of assessing the risk for autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and is not designed to provide a diagnosis for ASD. The Autism Spectrum Rating Scales™ tool relies on self-report, all responses should be verified by your child's clinician and a definitive diagnosis made on clinical grounds, taking into account how well the user understood the questionnaire, as well as other relevant information regarding the patient. Diagnosis of ASD may also involve physician exam, cognitive exam, hearing assessment, speech and other assessments. In addition to these important components of the above thorough evaluations, you may also consider specialized assessments provided by medical professionals.
Ages & Stages Questionnaires, Third Edition (ASQ-3) is a developmental screening tool designed for use by early educators and health care professionals. It relies on parents as experts, is easy-to-use, family-friendly and creates the snapshot needed to catch delays and celebrate milestones. Further interpretation, advice, and management of any results of this instrument must be done by an appropriately qualified provider who is currently licensed in your jurisdiction.
The NICHQ Vanderbilt Assessment Scales serve as a screening test for ADHD. The result of this screening, upon consultation with your child’s physician, psychologist, or other appropriately qualified and licensed provider, and in conjunction with other tests, examinations, and assessments will be part of the diagnostic process. The results and scores of the NICHQ Vanderbilt Assessment Scales depend upon the responses entered by the informant and therefore reflect the accuracy of these responses as well as the informant’s understanding of the questions.
The use of this single instrument along should never be used to make a diagnosis of the ADHD and/or therapeutic decisions. The instrument is a screening test and must be followed up by further consultation and testing with the child’s licensed and qualified provider(s).
CAARS™Conners’ Adult ADHD Rating Scales (C. Keith Conners, Ph.D., Drew Erhardt, Ph.D., Elizabeth Sparrow, Ph.D.) serves as a screening test for ADHD. The result of this screening, upon consultation with your physician, psychologist, or other appropriately qualified and licensed provider, and in conjunction with other tests, examinations, and assessments will be part of the diagnostic process. The results and scores of the CAARS™Conners’ Adult ADHD Rating Scales depend upon the responses entered by the informant and therefore reflect the accuracy of these responses as well as the informant’s understanding of the questions.
The use of this single instrument along should never be used to make a diagnosis of the ADHD and/or therapeutic decisions. The instrument is a screening test and must be followed up by further consultation and testing with your licensed and qualified provider(s).
The Conners 3™ (Conners 3rd Edition™), (© MHS Assessments (MHS Inc.) authored by C. Keith Conners, Ph.D. was designed to effectively identify symptoms, behaviors, and associated features of ADHD and co-morbid disorders in children and adolescents ages 6 to 18 years (for the parent edition). The result of this screening, upon consultation with your child’s physician, psychologist, or other appropriately qualified and licensed provider, and in conjunction with other tests, examinations, and assessments will be part of the diagnostic process.
The use of this single instrument along should never be used to make a diagnosis of ADHD or other disorders and/or therapeutic decisions.
The Children’s Depression Inventory 2™ (CDI 2) (©MHS Assessments (MHS Inc.) can aid in the early identification of depressive symptoms, the diagnosis of depression and related disorders, as well as, the monitoring of treatment effectiveness in children and adolescents ages 7 to 18.
This instrument, authored by the Maria Kovacs, Ph.D., is a norm-referenced assessment based on a U.S. nationally representative sample.
The CDI 2 will assist you in the diagnostic process. When used in combination with other assessment information, results from the CDI 2 can help guide your diagnostic decisions, treatment planning, ongoing monitoring of response to intervention, and evaluating the effectiveness of a treatment program for a child or adolescent with depression.
The result of this screening, upon consultation with your child’s physician, psychologist, or other appropriately qualified and licensed provider, and in conjunction with other tests, examinations, and assessments will be part of the diagnostic process.
The use of this single instrument along should never be used to make a diagnosis of childhood or adolescent depressive disorder or other disorders and/or therapeutic decisions.
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Updated August 10, 2021.