Autism Spectrum
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Autism Screeners:- optional: Autism Diagnosis Adult Criteria
- optional: Highly Sensitive People
For a formal diagnosis, you would also need to see a psychologist forAUTISM DIAGNOSTIC OBSERVATION SCHEDULE ADOS-2AUTISM DIAGNOSTIC INTERVIEW ADI-R
Master's level clinicians can complete a number of ASD assessments with clients.Refer to Psychologist for ADOS-2 and ADI-R. (Autism testing is not medically necessary for adults).
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Autism Screeners:
- optional: Autism Diagnosis Adult Criteria
- optional: Highly Sensitive People
For a formal diagnosis, you would also need to see a psychologist for
AUTISM DIAGNOSTIC OBSERVATION SCHEDULE ADOS-2
AUTISM DIAGNOSTIC INTERVIEW ADI-R
Master's level clinicians can complete a number of ASD assessments with clients.
Refer to Psychologist for ADOS-2 and ADI-R. (Autism testing is not medically necessary for adults).
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RAADS-R PDF 
RAADS-R (google.com) (for my registered clients)
Autism Spectrum (janeleurekas.blogspot.com)
Autism Tests EMBRACE AUTISM (not definitive)
Autism Screeners: Child/Adolescent
ADHD
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Samantha Craft’s Autistic Traits Checklist (google.com)
Refer to Psychologist for:
Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule ADOS-2: Accurately assess and diagnose autism spectrum disorders. WPS is a leading independent publisher of educational and psychological assessments
Autism Diagnostic Interview ADI-R: The Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADI-R) is a structured interview conducted with the parents of individuals who have been referred for the evaluation of possible autism or autism spectrum disorders.
IQ testing
Differential diagnosis of co-occurring psychiatric or developmental differences
Interdisciplinary (e.g. speech, OT evaluations)
Sensory Processing Disorders
Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule ADOS-2: Accurately assess and diagnose autism spectrum disorders. WPS is a leading independent publisher of educational and psychological assessments
Autism Diagnostic Interview ADI-R: The Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADI-R) is a structured interview conducted with the parents of individuals who have been referred for the evaluation of possible autism or autism spectrum disorders.
IQ testing
Differential diagnosis of co-occurring psychiatric or developmental differences
Interdisciplinary (e.g. speech, OT evaluations)
Sensory Processing Disorders
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Social skills
- (4) Social Skills Video: Think it Or Say It - YouTube
- (4) Reciprocal Conversation - YouTube
- intermittent - Google Search
- (4) Conversation Skills for Teens with ASD - YouTube
- (4) Social Skills Training: Taking Turns Speaking - YouTube
- (4) Help with Social Skills - High Functioning Autism - Themes, Games and Activities - YouTube
- (4) Social Skills Activity: Emotions Bingo! - YouTube
- (33) 9 Rules of Personal Space - YouTube
- Social Tips for People with Aspergers - Aspergers101
- Handy guide for everyone involved: neurotypicals and Aspie partners/kids - Aspergers101
- Does anyone else feel like some NTs have a weird fascination with autism? - Miscellaneous and chat - Home - National Autistic Society - our Community
- Online Social Skills Guide - Improve Your Social Skills
- PEERS® for Young Adults
- PEERS® for Young Adults | Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior
- Home Page - Communication Matrix
- 23 Truths I learned From Social Skills Training - Aspergers101
- Humor styles - Wikipedia
Social & support groups, organizations
- Asperger's Support Group Meetups in Cornelius - Meetup
- what do you do at an adult aspergers support group? | Wrong Planet Autism Community Forum
- Support and Social Groups for Adults – The Asperger / Autism Network (AANE)
- social_skills_training_groups_powerpoint.pdf
- Aspergers Support Groups
- (2) Joining Group Conversations - Unexpected - YouTube
- (2) Joining Group Conversations - Expected Behavior - YouTube
- Oregon | Autism Speaks
- Specialty Athletic Training - Home
- Portland Oregon Support Group for Adults with Asperger Syndrome: Home
- The #1 Aspie Dating Site - Aspieology®
- Autistic Self Advocacy Network | Nothing About Us Without Us
- The Companion Program
- Portland Indie Game Squad
- Asperger Syndrome: Partners & Family of Adults with ASD (Portland, OR) | Meetup
- Sensory Activities & Resources - NW Regional ESD Early Intervention Early Childhood Special Education EI-ECSE
- 9 Bridges - PDX (Portland, OR) | Meetup
- ASO region 8 – Autism Society of Oregon
- Autistic Community Activity Program
- Asperger & Autism Forum Community
- US Autism & Asperger Association
- Edwards Center | Aloha | Beaverton | Milwaukie
- Recreation Opportunities for Individuals on the Autism Spectrum
- Autistic Self Advocacy Network | Nothing About Us Without Us
- Home | Center for Social Dynamics Autism Services
- Welcome | Portland Aspergers Network
- Terra Therapy
- Asperger Experts – Welcome To AE!
- Aspergers
- Synergy Autism Center – Raising Expectations Every Day
- Autism After 16 - Autism News, Articles featuring adult autism and transition
- Autism Empowerment - Accept, Enrich, Inspire, Empower
- Adult Services
- (3) Washington County Autism Moms (WAM)
Sensory
- Sensory Diet Activities - SensorySmarts
- Sensory Processing Disorder - STAR Institute
- https://www.amazon.com/Sneaky-Chef-Strategies-Healthy-Favorite/dp/0762430753
- https://www.amazon.com/Fidget-Relieves-Anxiety-Children-Attention/dp/B01N59Y6KL
- https://www.amazon.com/CozyPhones-Headphones-Ultra-Thin-Speakers-Comfortable/dp/B017DPVX3W
- The Sneaky Chef: Simple Strategies for Hiding Healthy Foods in Kids' Favorite Meals: Missy Chase Lapine: 0884990518352: Amazon.com: Books
- Cleveland Cavaliers have first sensory inclusive sporting arena. Here’s what that means and why it matters - SBNation.com
- Sensory Tools & Products | Families and Adults/Resource Library | Autism Speaks
- Sensory Diet | Musings of an Aspie
- (30) Pinterest
- A sensory diet is a plan to balance and develop sensory awareness in treating SPD, sensory processing disorder, ADD/ADHD, autism, aspergers, PTSD and other sensory disorders.
- Sensory Overload (Interacting with Autism Project) on Vimeo
- Why People With Asperger’s Won’t Shower (And Insight Into Other Hygiene Issues) — Asperger Experts
- Autism / Asperger Syndrome & the Irlen Method
- Amazon.com: noise cancelling headphones
Autism & romantic relationships
- Dating and relationships with autism | Launchpad
- Match.com - Find Singles with Match.com's Online Dating Personals Service
- Romantic Relationships for Young Adults with Asperger's Syndrome and High-Functioning Autism | Interactive Autism Network
- My Husband Has Asperger's Syndrome
- ASPIE STRATEGY: ASPERGER'S AND PARTNERS: THE 98 PERCENTER
- Intimacy and Romance in NT-AS relations | Asperger Partner
- An Asperger Marriage: Christopher Slater-Walker: 9781843100171: Amazon.com: Books
- Amazon.com: dating autism: Books
- SpectrumSingles: The Go-To Dating Site for People On the Autism Spectrum
- Intimate Relationships and Sexual Health: A Curriculum for Teaching Adolescents/Adults with High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders and Other Social Challenges: Catherine Davies, Melissa Dubie, AAPC Publishing: 9781934575888: Amazon.com: Gateway
- Welcome to SpectrumSingles.com! - Spectrum Singles
- Love and Dating | Wrong Planet Autism Community Forum
Friendship
- Figuring Out Friendship | Psychology Today
- The Untold Friendship Code Revealed - Social Skills For Aspergers
- How do people with Autism experience social media? | Aaron McGinley | TEDxTryon - YouTube
- 10 Truths About Making Friends When You Have Autism | The Mighty
Strengths and autism
- Strengths & Advantages of being an Aspie! | The Other Side
- Aspie Strengths and Superpowers | Musings of an Aspie
- Asperger Syndrome in Adults: A guide to realising your potential - Ruth Searle - Google Books
- Top 10 terrific traits of autistic people
Symptoms, diagnostic, understanding
- Understanding The Spectrum - "Art is Quite useless"
- Asperger Syndrome: 50 important facts about having “mild” autism | Autistic, Not Weird
- Asperger's: My life as an Earthbound alien - CNN.com
- Tony Attwood - Author of The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome
- Female Aspies Explained
- Temple Grandin: "The Autistic Brain" - YouTube
- AspergersSociety.org | Learn how to successfully treat and live with Asperger's syndrome. Understand symptoms and treatments of Aspergers and autism. Parents reveal secrets to success.
- Autism: From Mind Blindness to Context Blindness
- Do you have High-Functioning Asperger's Syndrome? - Less Wrong
- SP2_Child_Full Assessment and Planning Report_Sample.pdf
- Autism and Central Coherence: Missing the Forest for the Trees – Jeannie Davide-Rivera
- Aspie Quiz
- Top Autism Spectrum Books | Psychology Today
- How do neurotypicals view aspies and how do aspies view neurotypicals? - Quora
- Guide to Reporting on Autism: Theory of Mind & Empathy | Psychology Today
- AspergerExperts - YouTube
- Spectrum | Autism Research News & Opinion
- Life, Animated – A Story of Sidekicks, Heroes, and Autism
- Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) | What is Autism?/Treatment | Autism Speaks
- Adults/Women With Asperger's - The Good and Bad | The Aspie Life
- The 4 Core Concepts Of Asperger Experts — Asperger Experts
- Why you need to stop using the puzzle piece to represent autistic people | Autistic Alex
- The Autism Awareness Ribbon - Autism Society
- The Autism Puzzle Piece A Symbol That's Going to stay or go? | The Art of Autism
- Autism rights movement - Wikipedia
- High-IQ Patients with Autism or ADHD Face Elevated Risk
- Ritvo Autism & Asperger Diagnostic Scale
interventions
- Autism Apps | Autism Speaks
- Forgiving without Forgetting? Asperger's and Memory - The Network
- For Autistic Adults: Nutrition
employment, community engagement
- 12 steps to help adults with autism find the right job | Autism Speaks
- Living Independently on the Autism Spectrum - Lynne Soraya
- Launching Adult Children with Asperger's and High-Functioning Autism
- Employment Assistance + Skills Training - | Portland and SW Washington's only magazine for the Autism Community
- Aspiritech – Software Testing and QA – harnessing the power of neurodiversity since 2008
- Welcome to Specialisterne - SpecialisterneSpecialisterne
- Semperical | San Jose, CA, USA Startup
- Autism Inclusive-Hiring Spotlight: SAP of Germany | Stairway to STEM
- Computer Aid, Inc. | Autism2Work
- Autism as an Asset in the Workplace - Freddie Mac
- The Autism Job Club
- Rising Tide U | Employ Adults With Autism
- Top 10 Autism Friendly Employers
- Home | OTAC
- Workforce Development Board Finder
- Integrate
- Hands On Greater Portland
- These major tech companies are making autism hiring a priority | Monster.com
Autism Magazines
- http://autismdigest.com/
- http://spectrumsmagazine.com/
- http://www.autism-society.org/about-the-autism-society/publications/autism-advocate/
- http://www.bridgesaba.com/magazines&articles.html
- http://nymag.com/news/features/autism-spectrum-2012-11/
- 13 Special Needs Videos that went Viral in 2015 - Friendship Circle - Special Needs Blog : Friendship Circle — Special Needs Blog
- The Neurotypical Site
- Navigating College Autism
- Product
- Transition Tool Kit | Families and Adults/Tool Kits | Autism Speaks
- My review of 'The Good Doctor' as an adult with autism | Blog | Autism Speaks
- Carol Stock Kranowitz
- Resources - KultureCity
- Sarahs House — Maple Bay Media
- Aspergers and Depression: the masking effect (autism spectrum)
- People with Asperger’s Syndrome May Experience Depression Differently – Jeannie Davide-Rivera
- BEHCA | See Beyond Behavior
- Welcome to Temple Grandin's Official Autism Website
- tonyatwood.com
- Jed Baker
- US Autism Association
some good online and in person parents supporting parents stuff https://autismsocietyoregon.org/support/support-groups-by-region/aso-region-8/
Temple Grandin The World Needs All Kinds of Minds
shorter version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKhg68QJlo0
one hour version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUG-_LBT2Bg general good website
https://autismsocietyoregon.org/ good overall website with blog posts and a sub-redditt type function with tons of content from people on the spectrum (not professionals), not as updated lately but great archive
inspiration and understanding:
https://www.ted.com/playlists/153/the_autism_spectrum Parenting: https://www.autismempowerment.org/understanding-autism/ https://www.facebook.com/ParentingAutisticChildrenWithLoveAcceptance
https://www.aane.org/tips-parents-teens-asperger-syndrome/
https://www.myaspergerschild.com/2015/06/educational-videos-and-podcasts.html
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talking-autism-parenting-your-unique-child/id1385174553 https://www.youtube.com/user/AspergerExperts
decent book
Social Communication Questionnaire (SCQ), which
is widely used in diagnostic evaluations, was created to be a screening measure, not a diagnostic measure. The SCQ, published in 2003, is a parent/caregiver questionnaire with 40 yes-or-no items that are based on the ADI-R.
Is This Autism? Donna Henderson
"Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS-2). The SRS-2 is one of my preferred rating scales for a social cognition assessment. Published in 2012, the SRS-2 has several versions: a preschool form, a school-aged form, and an adult form. The preschool forms (ages 2.5 to 4.5) and the school-age forms (ages 4–18) are completed by parents and teachers.
The adult version has self-report and collateral report forms. The SRS-2 measures the respondent’s perception of observable behaviors that are typically related to social challenges and repetitive or restricted behaviors.
Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ): This group of scales was developed by Simon Baron-Cohen and his colleagues and is available for free on the Autism Research Centre’s website.
Ritvo Autism Asperger Diagnostic Scale-Revised (RAADS-R): The RAADS was originally introduced in 2008, with the RAADSR following in 2011, and validated at nine research centers on three
continents. It is a self-report measure that is designed to be administered by a clinician in a clinical setting (so the clinician can provide clarification as needed about the intent of specific items). The RAADS-R is designed for individuals aged 18 and over who have average to above-average intellectual functioning (stated as an IQ of 80 or above).
Camouflaging Autistic Traits Questionnaire (CAT-Q): The CAT-Q was introduced by Laura Hull and her colleagues in 2018. It is a self-report research measure for individuals aged 16 and over. It includes 25 questions, each with a Likert scale ranging from strongly disagree to strongly agree. The CAT-Q does not assess autism per se; rather, it is used to identify camouflaging of autistic traits.
Childhood Autism Rating Scale, High Functioning (CARS2-HF): There is a Standard Version of the CARS2, but for the population discussed in this book, I typically use the High Functioning version (though hopefully when this measure is updated the phrase high functioning will be removed). The CARS2-HF can be used for clients aged six and older with an IQ of 80 or higher. This measure includes 15 items on which the examiner rates the client from 1 (entirely typical) to 4 (severely atypical). The scores are added to obtain a raw score.
Executive functioning measures. Typically, a thorough evaluation will also include measures of executive functioning (EF), such as the BRIEF2 or BRIEF-A. These widely used scales, published in 2015, measure perceptions of a client’s EF in day-to-day life. The BRIEF2 has parent, teacher, and self-report versions and is for use with students aged 5 to 18. Scores are divided into Behavioral, Emotional, and Cognitive Regulation, and each of these composites includes multiple subscales.
Emotional/personality measures. There are many measures that assess a client’s current emotional state, such as the Children’s Depression Inventory (CDI), the Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children (MASC-2), the Revised Children’s Manifest Anxiety Scale (RCMAS-2), and/or the Screen for Child Anxiety Related Disorders (SCARED). It may also be helpful to administer a personality inventory, such as the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI, which has different versions for adolescents and adults) or the Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI)."
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