Childhood Autism Rating Scale

Mental disorders

Published in Claude Leray, Dietary Lipids for Healthy Brain Function, 2017

In a child, the existence of autism and the severity of the disorders are evaluated through a battery of tests suitable for preschool age. The best known test is the Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS), developed in the United States (Schopler et al. 1980). It uses five behavioral themes rated from 1 to 4 depending on the extent of the troubles.

Nursing personality and features in children with autism spectrum disorder aged 0–2: an exploratory case-control study

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Published in Nutritional Neuroscience, 2022

Tayfun Kara, Ömer Alpgan

The Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS) was used to determine severity of symptoms of children with ASD. This Likert-type scale, based on behavior observation, is assessed on a scale of 1–4 for each item. In addition to measuring severity of autism, it also yields a total score that is useful for diagnosis. Subjects scoring between 38 and 60 constitute an autistic group with severe symptoms, those scoring between 30 and 38 a group with mild to moderate symptoms, and those scoring between 15 and 29 a group with no autistic symptoms [16]. The validity and reliability for Turkey of the Turkish-language version of the scale have previously been investigated [17]. CARS was applied to children diagnosed with ASD by an experienced child and adolescent psychiatrist.

Childhood Autism Rating Scale

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