ADOS - module 4

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Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule module 4 is an instrument for diagnosing and assessing Autism in adolescent /adult with fluent speech.

I have seen places online where they sell instruction DVDs and that sort of thing, but is there somewhere I can read the questions this module consists of? All I can find are interview methods, statistics and research done to validate the testing tool, but the actual interview/questions are nowhere to be found. Is this because it is copyrighted material?

If anyone have a link where I could read up on module 4 and hopefully also find some of the questions an interviewer would ask, I would greatly appreciate it.

<----- Also dying to find the link. (Well, not dying, but...)

I don't think so. I am pretty sure the sellers of the material make it very difficult to find online. I was given the test for my diagnosis, and it doesn't ask anything out of the ordinary. It requires information from someone who knew you as a baby and child (parent/guardian) as it asks about development from infant onward (my psychologist insisted I bring a parent or else I was going to be refused the test, and I was 27 at the time). If you've taken a variety of online tests and have researched exactly what ASD is, none of the questions should catch you off guard. The non-question part (where they get you to perform activities and observe your behaviour--that is done without a parent/guardian and is just you and the evaluator) was awkward for me. It basically tests social skills, interactive behaviour, creativity, etc.

I am in my early 50s and my father is in his mid 80s, would I really be expected to bring him along if I were going for this test module? My mother passed away some years ago. What would they say to someone who has lost both parents? Would they really refuse to attempt a diagnosis on an adult just because the parents are no longer available? That's nuts!

In my case I am satisfied with my self diagnosis, as I am not seeking help from any gov or insurance funded programs for my condition. I am already on SSI for other health problems, so it doesn't matter, but what about other adults who may benefit from some of those programs?--Sorry, we can't help you cause your parents are dead?! !! It's not the parents who need treatment, it's the adult on the spectrum who needs help!

You can find all the modules on line. I just went to google and typed in ADOS module (whichever you want) and it came up within the first 3 hits.

It's a document file. [DOC] at the beginning. In my search it was the third one "ADOS Manual".

I agree with the other person, I Googled and you can only find it if you are willing to buy it. I tried various ways of searching.