PERTURBAÇÕES DO ESPECTRO DO AUTISMO: AVALIAÇÃO DAS COMPETÊNCIAS COMUNICATIVAS, SOCIALIS E LINGUÍSTICAS.

In this article we present an adaptation of instruments to evaluate the abilities of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), face to the challenges posed for these children and the lack of specific instruments for their assessment in the Portuguese language. The areas include basic, social, communicative and linguistic skills, and the main goal is to consider the children's diversity when confronted with a variety of stimulus, allowing a typical and idiosyncratic analysis of ASD behaviors. Our purpose is to provide a guideline for assessment in order to establish an individualized intervention plan. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]