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The purpose of assessment is to integrate information to inform clinical decision-making. Adaptive and developmental behavior scales are used in assessment for childhood disorders to evaluate the child’s level of functioning across various adaptive and developmental domains. These measures may be used in conjunction with developmental history, interviews, rating scales, and clinical observations to assess the child’s abilities, make diagnostic decisions, and aid in treatment planning. This chapter reviews a number of widely used adaptive and developmental behavior scales in the assessment of childhood disorders.
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Estabillo, J.A., Matson, J.L. (2018). Adaptive and Developmental Behavior Scales. In: Matson, J. (eds) Handbook of Childhood Psychopathology and Developmental Disabilities Assessment . Autism and Child Psychopathology Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93542-3_5
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