The Autism Spectrum Rating Scale (ASRS) is the first nationally standardized, norm-referenced instrument to effectively identify symptoms, behaviours, and associated features of Autism Spectrum Disorders in children and adolescents ages 2 through 18. Using a five-point Likert rating scale, parents, teachers, and caregivers are asked to evaluate how often they observed specific behaviours in the child or adolescent in areas such as socialization, communication, unusual behaviours, behavioural rigidity, sensory sensitivity, and self-regulation.

It is an easy-to-use assessment intended for psychologists, school psychologists, clinical social workers, physicians, counsellors, psychiatric workers, and pediatric/psychiatric nurses. The ASRS was normed on a diverse sample of 2,560 individuals across the United States.

The ASRS includes a Total Score, a DSM-5 Scale, ASRS Scales, and Treatment Scales. The comprehensive scales are:

ASRS

• SC = Social/Communication
• UB = Unusual Behaviors
• Self-Regulation (6–18 Years only)

TREATMENT SCALES

• PS = Peer Socialization
• AS = Adult Socialization
• SER = Social/Emotional Reciprocity
• AL = Atypical Language
• ST = Stereotypy
• BR = Behavioral Rigidity
• SS = Sensory Sensitivity
• ASR = Attention/Self-Regulation (2–5 Years only)
• Attention (6–18 Years only)

FORMS:

• Full-length (2-5 years) comprises 70 items.
• Full-length (6-18 years) comprises 71 items.
• Short forms (2-5 years and 6-18 years) contain 15 items.
  • Link to Overview of the ASRS Forms
• COMPLETE ASRS HANDSCORED KIT with DSM-5 SCORING UPDATE INCLUDES Manual, 25 ASRS [2-5 Years] Parent/Teacher/Short QuikScore Forms & 25 ASRS [6-18 Years] Parent/Teacher/Short QuikScore Forms. Forms updated with DSM-5 Scoring.