Wechsler IQ Tests and Scales

2.5 years and above
Ψ Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI)
Ψ Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC)
Ψ Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Adults (WAIS)
Ψ Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence (WASI-II)
Ψ Wechsler Individual Achievement Test (WIAT-III)

Other Intelligence/ Achievement
Tests and Scales

2 years and above
Ψ Comprehensive Test of Nonverbal Intelligence (CTONI-2)
Ψ Differential Ability Scales (DAS-II)
Ψ Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales, Fifth Edition (SB-V)
Ψ Test of Nonverbal Intelligence Fourth Edition (TONI-4)
Ψ Wide Range Achievement Test (WRAT-4)

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Developmental Assessments

1 ~ 42 months
Ψ Bayley Scales of Infant & Toddler Development (Bayley-III)

DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES CHART
Ψ Developmental Milestones Guide

Tests for Developmental Sub-Domains

2 years and above
Ψ Beery-Buktenica Developmental Test of Visual-Motor Integration (BEERY VMI)
Ψ Comprehensive Test of Phonological Processing (CTOPP-2)
Ψ Phonological Assessment Battery (PhAB2)

Tests for Adaptive Skills & Behaviours

1 month and above
Ψ Adaptive Behaviour Assessment System (ABAS-3)
Ψ Behaviour Assessment System of Children (BASC-3)
Ψ Vineland Adaptive Behaviour Scales (Vineland-3)

Tests for Autism

12 months and above
Ψ Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS-2)
Ψ Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS-2)
Ψ Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADI-R)* (screening)

Tests for ADHD

6 years and above
Ψ Conners 3rd Edition

Content adapted from Annabelle Kids

The Adaptive Behaviour Assessment System (ABAS-3) is aimed at assessing adaptive skills across the lifespan. With this being said, one unique trait of the ABAS-3 is that it can be completed by significant people in the client’s relational system life too! Significant others include parents, teachers or daycare caregivers. In fact, the ABAS-3 includes 5 rating forms, each for a specific age range and respondent.

Ψ Five Parent/Primary Caregiver Forms (Ages 0-5)
Ψ Five Teacher/Daycare Provider Forms (Ages 2-5)
Ψ Five Parent Forms (Ages 5-21)
Ψ Five Teacher Forms (Ages 5-21)
Ψ Five Adult Forms (Ages 16-89) – this can function as a self-report

The ABAS-3 is available in both English and Spanish. 

The ABAS-3 examines 11 essential skill areas within 3 major adaptive domains: conceptual, social and practical domains of life. These 11 adaptive skill areas are communication, community use, functional academics, health and safety, home/school living, leisure, self-care, self-direction, social, work and motor skills. Each skill area is assessed based on 9 or 10 skills in a given age range. These skill areas are targeted at practical, everyday activities required to function, meet environmental demands, care for oneself and interact with others independently.

Given its emphasis on adaptive functioning in conceptual, social, and practical domains, the ABAS-3 is useful for evaluating those with developmental delays, autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability, learning disabilities, neuropsychological disorders and sensory or physical impairments. In fact, one of the criteria for intellectual disability listed in the DSM-V manual is a deficit in adaptive functioning in these three areas. This similarity in categorizing symptoms highlights the ABAS-3’s compatibility with the DSM-V and can act as a good complement to therapy. With this compatibility in sight, the ABAS-3 can be helpful in the process of developing management plans and therapy goals, as well as for documenting and monitoring progress over time.

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