So I got my hands on a copy of J's evaluation report completed by the CDSA. It was very thorough and professional and we agree with what it states.
They did the following evaluations:
Battelle Developmental Inventory, 2nd Edition
Childhood Autism Rating Scale (C.A.R.S.)
Preschool Language Scale IV
Clinical Observation of Functional Communication Skills
What did they find?
Well overall they saw pretty much the same things we see from day to day. They obviously took our concerns and information into consideration and also expressed those in the report.
Battelle Developmental Inventory, 2nd Edition
~Adaptive (Self Care & Personal Responsibility) - Mild Developmental Delay
~Personal/Social (Adult Interaction, Peer Interaction, Self Concept & Social Role) - Significant Developmental Delay
~Communication (Receptive & Expressive) - Significant Developmental Delay
~Motor (Gross, Fine & Perceptual) - Average
~Cognitive (Attention, Memory, Reasoning, Academic Skills, Perception & Concepts) - Mild Developmental Delay
Childhood Autism Rating Scale (C.A.R.S.)
We completed this screening tool together based on the Psychologist's interpretation of the questions/choices. The possible score range is anywhere from 15-60 with 15 being normal (non-autistic) and 60 being severely autistic. The 'cutoff' score for autism is 30. We came up with a 35 which falls right on the threshold of mild or moderately autistic. His highest elevations were verbal communication, listening response, visual response, activity level & relating to people.
Preschool Language Scale IV
Auditory Comprehension - rated him at 1 year, 6 months (or 18 months)
Expressive Communication - rated him at 1 year, 9 months (or 21 months)
Total Language Score - rated him at 1 year, 7 months (or 19 months)
Clinical Observation of Functional Communication Skills
Speech Sound Production - Delayed (limited for forming words)
Oral Motor Skills - Within Normal Limits
Voice - Within Normal Limits
Fluency - Within Normal Limits *I don't agree with this one
Pragmatics - Atypical (delayed social communication skills)
- They also noted below normal eye contact as well.
