Nathan's Autism Diagnostic Interview (ADI) Part 3: Language and Communication

Video Summary

Camila, mother of Nathan (ASD) reports on his language and communication skills during an Autism Diagnostic Interview (ADI). The assessor inquires about many aspects of his language including how much he understands language, how he requests, whether he uses gestures such as pointing, waving and clapping, and whether or not he imitates or engages in any kind of pretend play.

Keywords

Autism- General Information
Autism Diagnostic Interview (ADI)

Autism-General Information
labeling

General Behaviors
loss of skills

Learning
using gestures
manding / requesting

Milestones
talking

Non-Verbal Communicative Skills
Clapping
Beckoning

Nonverbal Behaviors Used in Social Interaction
lack of eye contact

Nonverbal Communicative Skills
sign language
inappropriate gestures
gesturing
nodding / shaking head
pointing to request
lack of pointing
pointing to show
unusual pointing

Play
pretend with phone
pretend play
lack of pretend play
pretend play with doll
imaginative play
lack of group play

Social Interaction
appropriateness of social response

Social Interaction
lack of spontaneous imitation

Social Interaction
spontaneous imitation
tooling

Therapies
Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA)

Toys
puzzles
cars

Verbal Communicative Skills
lack of response to name
Response to Name
lack of attention to voice
attention to voice
lack of expressive language
loss of language skills
lack of receptive language
receptive language
inappropriate greeting
greeting