Autism Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by impaired social interaction, impaired verbal and non-verbal communication, and restricted and repetitive behavior. Parents usually notice signs in the first two years of their child's life. These signs often develop gradually, though some children with autism reach their developmental milestones at a normal pace and then regress. The Childhood Rating Scale (CARS) Introduction The Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS) is a 15 item behavioral rating scale developed to identify children with autism, and to distinguish them from developmentally handicapped children without autism syndrome. The CARS is especially effective in discriminating between autistic children and trainable mentally retarded children (Morgan,1998: Teal & Wiebe, 1986) It further distinguishes children with autism in the mild to moderate to severe range. It was first constructed more than 15 years ago (Riechler and Scopler,1971)to enable clinicians...
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