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When and With Whom to Use It
When and With Whom to Use It
Used to measure adaptive behavior and functioning in daily life in individuals age 0-90.
Most prominent assessment used when testing individuals with developmental, intellectual and other disabilities including: intellectual and developmental disabilities, ASD, ADHD, TBI, Hearing Impairment, and Alzheimer's and Dementia
Test Components
Test Components
3 Administration Formats:
Interviewer Form: semi-structured interview timed to obtain information about the interviewees adaptive skills/functioning from a parent/caregiver
Parent/Caregiver Form: questions about family and home life completed by parent or caregiver
Teacher Form: gathers information from teachers (present and past) about an individual's adaptive behavior in school
Individual's behaviors are rated on a scale of 0 (never performed), 1 (sometimes performed) and 2 (typically performed)
What Does it Measure?
What Does it Measure?
Skill/Behavior Domains Assessed:
communication: receptive, expressive, written
daily living skills: personal, domestic, community
socialization: interpersonal relationships, play and leisure time, coping skills
motor skills: fine and gross
maladaptive Behavior Index: internalizing, externalizing
Domain, subdomain and overall scores helpful for diagnosis, eligibility for special education services, progress monitoring/reports, and program planning
How is the Test Administered?
How is the Test Administered?
Administered online or on paper by school psychologist
20 to 90 minutes
Survey Interview Form: Comprehensive: 502 items
Domain: 195 items
Parent/ Caregiver Form: Comprehensive: 502 items
Domain: 180 items
Teacher Rating Form: Comprehensive: 333 items
Domain: 149 items
How are Scores Reported?
How are Scores Reported?
Scoring based on standards scores with an average of 100; percentile scores also provided.
Adaptive Behavior Composite based on 3 domains: communication, daily living and socialization
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