Description
1. General Issues.; 2. Core Assessments for ASD profiling.; 2.1. Assessment of Communication Skills.; 2.2. Assessment of Independent Functioning and Vocational Skills.; 2.3. Assessments of Issues with Eating and Drinking.; 2.4. Assessments of Sleep Difficulties.; 2.5. Assessments of Cognitive Ability.; 2.6. Motor skills.; 2.7. Executive functioning.; 2.8. Central Coherence.; 2.9. Working Memory.; 2.10. Quality of Life Assessment.; 2.11. Theory of Mind / Mentalising.; 3. Assessments commonly required.; 3.1. Neuropsychological Test Battery Assessments.; 3.2. Attention.; 3.3. Behavioural Issues.; 3.4. Restricted and Repetitive Stereotyped Behaviour.; 3.5. Sensory Problems.; 3.5.1. Visual issues in ASD.; 3.5.2. Auditory issues in ASD.; 3.5.3. Sensory Integration.; 3.6. Anxiety.; 3.7. Obsessionality.; 3.8. Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.; 3.9. Self-Injurious behaviours.; 3.10. Risk of Offending.; 3.11. Fears and Phobias.; 3.12. Trauma and Post-Traumatic Distress.; 3.13. Parental Stress.; 4. Overview.; 5. Conclusions.; Appendix 1. Outline Assessment Protocol.; Appendix 2. Test Company Details.; Appendix 3. Key Journals and Sources of Further Information.; References.; Glossary of Abbreviations.; Index.