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The document is an Indian scale for assessing autism in children. It contains 40 statements across six domains: social relationship and reciprocity, emotional responsiveness, speech-language and communication, behaviour patterns, sensory aspects, and cognitive component. Respondents rate how frequently each statement applies to a child being assessed on a scale from rarely to always to determine if the child has no autism, mild autism, moderate autism, or severe autism.

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ISAA

The document is an Indian scale for assessing autism in children. It contains 40 statements across six domains: social relationship and reciprocity, emotional responsiveness, speech-language and communication, behaviour patterns, sensory aspects, and cognitive component. Respondents rate how frequently each statement applies to a child being assessed on a scale from rarely to always to determine if the child has no autism, mild autism, moderate autism, or severe autism.

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INDIAN SCALE FOR ASSESSMENT OF AUTISM

Name of the child:……………………. Gender:……….. Date:……………

D.O.B:……………………….. Age: …………… Examiner: …………….

Directions:
Below are given 40 statements which are divided under six domains, please tick (√) mark the
appropriate rating for each item of the scale by observing the child and by interviewing the parents in
order to assess Autism
Rarely Sometimes Frequently Mostly Always
Items Upto 20% 21 – 40 % 41 – 60% 61- 80 % 81-100%
Score 1 Score 2 Score 3 Score 4 Score 5

I. SOCIAL RELATIONSHIP AND RECIPROCITY


1 Has poor eye contact
2 Lacks social smile
3 Remains aloof
4 Does not reach out to others
5 Unable to relate to people
6 Unable to respond to social/ environmental cues
7 Engages in solitary and repetitive play activities
8 Unable to take turns in social interaction
9 Does not maintain peer relationships

II. EMOTIONAL RESPONSIVENESS

10 Shows inappropriate emotional response

11 Shows exaggerated emotions

12 Engages in self-stimulating emotions

13 Lacks fear of danger

14 Excited or agitated for no apparent reason

III. SPEECH-LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION

15 Acquired speech and lost it

16 Has difficulty in using non-verbal language or


gestures to communicate

17 Engages in stereotyped and repetitive use of


language

18 Engages in echolalic speech

19 Produces infantile squeals/ unusual noises

20 Unable to initiate or sustain conversation with


others
Rarely Sometimes Frequently Mostly Always
Items Upto 20% 21 – 40 % 41 – 60% 61- 80 % 81-100%
Score 1 Score 2 Score 3 Score 4 Score 5

21 Uses jargon or meaningless words

22 Uses pronoun reversals

23 Unable to grasp pragmatics of communication


(real meaning)

IV. BEHAVIOUR PATTERNS

24 Engages in stereotyped and repetitive motor


mannerisms

25 Shows attachment to inanimate objects

26 Shows hyperactivity/ restlessness

27 Exhibits aggressive behavior

28 Throws temper tantrums

29 Engages in self-injurious behavior

30 Insists on sameness

V. SENSORY ASPECTS

31 Unusually sensitive to sensory stimuli

32 Stares into space for long periods of time

33 Has difficulty in tracking objects

34 Has unusual vision

35 Insensitive to pain

36 Responds to objects/people unusually by


smelling, touching or tasting

VI. COGNITIVE COMPONENT

37 Inconsistent attention and concentration

38 Shows delay in responding

39 Has unusual memory of some kind

40 Has ‘savant’ ability

Classification No autism Mild autism Moderate autism Severe autism


<70 70-106 107-153 >153
Total score

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