ASD Assessment Guidelines for Behavior Analysts
The Council of Autism Service Providers (CASP) and Association of Professional Behavior Analysts (APBA) jointly created the Autism Spectrum Disorder Assessment Guidelines to help behavior analysts ethically, effectively assess clients with autism. The guidelines are designed to help ABA practitioners select, design, and administer standardized instruments to identify:
- Core symptoms and autism characteristics.
- Adaptive functioning.
- Wellbeing and quality of life.
- Co-occurring health conditions.
The guidelines also describe behavior analysts’ ethical obligations to:
- Maximize client benefit.
- Minimize potential harm.
- Consider clients’ unique needs, circumstances, and resources.
Along with the guidelines, CASP and APBA have produced an interactive, online tool (the ASD Assessment Repository) to aid practitioners in implementing the right assessments. The tool will be made available on this page in the near future.
