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13 Oct 2016, 9:23 pm

Hello. So a few months ago, I did the ADOS and was found to meet the cut-off, plus had a bunch of other features and diagnosed with ASD - level 1. But I really don't understand how the ADOS scoring system works. I looked it up online, and originally, I just found people saying it was 7-12 points for ASD and 12+ points of "classic" autism, and this confused me since they removed these diagnoses. But then I see that if you are above 10 points, then you meet the cut-off criteria for ASD. But then I've also read that there are sub-scores for the ADOS about social interaction and communication, which are both used for the score, and then others, like imagination and stereotypic movements or something like that. I mainly read this information off this site: http://www.autism-pdd.net/testdump/test17141.htm

Does anyone have information about the scoring system? I am just interested because of my special interest (mental illness/neurodevelopmental disorders). Thanks.


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Your neurodiverse (Aspie) score: 148 of 200
Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 60 of 200
You are very likely neurodiverse (Aspie)

Dx Autism Spectrum Disorder - Level 1, learning disability - memory and fine motor skills, generalized and social anxiety disorder
Unsure if diagnosed with OCD and/or depression, but were talked about with my old/former pdoc and doctor.

Criteria for my learning disability is found at this link:
http://www.ldao.ca/wp-content/uploads/LDAO-Recommended-Practices-for-Assessment-Diagnosis-Documentation-of-LDs1.pdf