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Clinical: specific disorders

Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised.

ADI-R

What it measures
autism spectrum - reciprocal social interaction, communication/language, and restricted/repetitive/stereotyped behaviours; developmental history and age of onset via caregiver interview
Length and format
93 items (algorithm draws on a subset across the three domains). semi-structured caregiver interview; items coded by a trained interviewer; diagnostic algorithm (clinician-rated/interview)
Language versions
official translations in many languages worldwide; internationally standard
Normative data
No normative data held in our reference library for this instrument. That is a statement about our library, not about the published literature.
Licence
copyrighted - commercial

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Reference
Lord, C., Rutter, M., & Le Couteur, A. (1994). Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 24(5), 659-685.

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