ALL ATTENDEES MUST HAVE A WPS ADOS-2 MANUAL TO ENTER THE TRAINING. Manuals can be purchased at WPS Publishing.
PRIMARY AUDIENCE: This workshop training is geared specifically toward psychologists/psychiatrists, social workers, Occupational therapists, Medical Doctors, Speech Language Pathologists, Behavior Analysis to be a part of a team to conduct the assessment and or for diagnosis purposes. Only psychologists/psychiatrists and medical doctors may diagnosis, others can be part of the team to diagnosis.
ABSTRACT: This workshop is a 2-day virtual clinical training course on using the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) to identify people with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The ADOS is a structured interaction and interview session with the person suspected of having an ASD designed to assess social and communication behaviors. It can be used with young children to adults and with people who are nonverbal to those who are verbal. This workshop will provide information on using all 4 ADOS Modules as part of an autism spectrum evaluation. For researchers, this workshop is a prerequisite to more intensive training offered by the ADOS authors, designed to achieve the high reliability levels needed in research. However, use of the ADOS for clinical and identification purposes can be very helpful for clinicians. Participants must bring an ADOS manual to the workshop of their own or purchase one with registration.
LEARNING OJECTIVES:
1. Describe the uses of the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule -2 (ADOS-2).
2. Explain how the ADOS-2 is administered.
3. Utilize the ADOS-2 for diagnosis and assessment in clinical and/or educational settings.
CERTIFIED WPS TRAINER: Dr. Michael Morrier
