TheAutismInventoryDevelopment(AID)wasdesignedtobeatooltogathercriticalinformationfortheprocessofassessingforAutismSpectrumDisorder.ThecriticalinformationalareastheAIDcoversincludethefollowing:-FamilyHistory-ChildHistory-MedicalHistory-DevelopmentalMilestones-Communication-CognitiveandExecutiveFunctioningAbilities-SocialFunctioning-Interests-SensoryIntegrationandProcessing-BehaviorsTheAIDwascreatedwithtwopurposesinmind.First,itwascreatedforclinicianstoobtainacomprehensiverecordofachild’shistorytoassistinthediagnosticprocess.Second,andequallyimportant,itwascreatedforparents,caregivers,and/orfamilymemberstocreatearecordforthemselvesthatholdscriticalandimportanthistoricalinformationfortheindividualbeingassessed.Avoidlostformsandunansweredquestionswiththisindispensableaidinautismassessmentanddiagnosis!
