Evidence-Based Assessment in ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) : What Is Available, What Is Appropriate and What Is ‘Fit-for-Purpose'

This practical, research-based book introduces and reviews the evidence-based measures used in the commissioning and auditing of services for people with ASD, where the ability to demonstrate the benefits and effects of support and intervention is increasingly important.

Advocating for an increased emphasis on evidence-based practice, this book describes and analyses a wide range of available Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) assessment measures. The author offers guidance on how to evaluate services and programmes and recognise which will be most effective in different scenarios for people with differing needs. Reviewing a wide range of measures in detail, including assessments used in situations often ignored in overviews relevant to ASD, such as assessments of internet addiction, response to traumatic stress, and criminal offending risk and witness credibility, this book will be an invaluable resource to professionals who support people with ASDs and who are under increasing pressure to reliably assess which services, programmes and therapies are effective, worthwhile and fit-for-purpose.Essential reading for anyone involved in providing support for those with ASDs (including social workers and teachers), and for all professionals responsible for making decisions about funding the services that help them.