About this Assessment
The appointment usually takes approximately 60–90 minutes.
During the session, the clinician uses structured play activities, social tasks or conversation to observe:
- Social communication and interaction
- Verbal and non-verbal communication
- Shared attention and social engagement
- Imaginative play and creativity
- Restricted or repetitive behaviours
- Responses to different social situations
The activities are adapted to the individual’s age, language and developmental level. For young children, the
session is play-based and designed to feel engaging and natural.
Our Process
The ADOS-2 assessment includes selection of the appropriate module, a face-to-face clinical observation,
standardised scoring, and feedback for the parent or guardian.
1. Selection of the ADOS-2 Module
The clinician selects one of five modules:
- Toddler Module: Children aged 12–30 months who do not consistently use phrase speech.
- Module 1: Children with little or no spoken language.
- Module 2: Children who use phrase speech but are not verbally fluent.
- Module 3: Verbally fluent children and younger adolescents.
- Module 4: Verbally fluent older adolescents and adults.
2. ADOS-2 Clinical Observation
At Sensory Kids, the ADOS-2 is administered and coded by Aneta Schwieterman, CORU-registered Senior
Occupational Therapist and Clinical Director, who has completed specialist ADOS-2 administration
training through the Department of Psychiatry at Trinity College Dublin.
The service includes:
- Parent consultation and review of relevant information
- Selection of the appropriate ADOS-2 module
- Face-to-face ADOS-2 administration
- Clinical observation and standardised scoring
3. Report and Feedback Consultation
The service also includes:
- Written ADOS-2 Clinical Observation Report
- Feedback consultation with the parent or guar
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