Evaluating Autism Assessment Tools for Social Communication

Evaluating Autism Assessment Tools for Social Communication

The Social Responsive Scale (SRS) refers to an autism assessment tool for measuring the continuum of autism symptom severity. It was originally conceived of as a language assessment for children and adults with autism or Asperger Syndrome, but the tool has now been adapted for various other purposes. In social groups, people communicate using tone of voice and body language to convey messages. The Social Responsive Scale (SRS) is a standardized test that assesses interpersonal communication skills in individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) (Chan et al., 2017). The scale provides quantitative information about functional impairments in areas such as verbal communication and play skills. The scale is used by parents, psychologists, teachers, occupational therapists and others to track behavior throughout different…