Adaptive Behavior Assessment System II Manual (Adaptive Behavior Assessment System) - Softcover

Patti Harrison; Thomas Oakland

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0158004515 ISBN 13: 9780158004518

Publisher: PsychCorp/Pearson

Synopsis

This is just the ABAS-II Manual. The ABAS-II Manual - Includes: Infant and Preschool, School and Adult.
A complete assessment of adaptive skills functioning

"New Intervention Planner & Scoring Assistant"

Now including ages birth to five years, the Adaptive Behavior Assessment SystemTM-Second Edition (ABASTM-Second Edition) is the only instrument to:

* Incorporate current American Association of Intellectual Disabilities (AAID) guidelines for evaluating the three general areas of adaptive behavior (Conceptual, Social, Practical)
* Assess all 10 specific adaptive skills areas specified in the DSM-IV

Uses

* Determine how individual is responding to daily demands
* Develop treatment and training goals
* Determine eligibility for services and Social Security benefits
* Assess individuals with Intellectual Disability (ID), learning difficulties, ADD/ADHD, or other impairments
* Assess capability of adults to live independently

Features

* Downward extension to include infants and preschoolers
* Composite scores for each area
* Multiple information sources (parent, teacher, caregiver, or adult client)
* Meets IDEA requirements

Linked to the Wechsler Scales

Extended validity studies allow you to evaluate the relationship between adaptive skills and intelligence and ability as measured by the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children- Third Edition (WISC-III), Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children- Fourth Edition (WISC-IV), the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Third Edition (WAIS-III), the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of IntelligenceTM- Third Edition (WPPSI-IIITM) and the Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of IntelligenceTM (WASITM).

Edition details

• Publisher: PsychCorp/Pearson
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0158004515
• ISBN 13: 9780158004518
• Binding: Paperback