Autism Assessment Resources Guide 2021

About this Manual

The 2021 Autism Assessment Resources Guide is the fifth update to the educational evaluation guide for Minnesota and includes resources from early childhood through transition age as well as guidance on prereferral to program planning for students with suspected ASD.

The Autism Assessment Resource Guide 2021 is expanded to both, 1) provide guidance to educators who are new to the educational evaluation of suspected ASD, and to 2) provide veteran educators with a repository of assessment resources. This updated guide parallels the assessment process and includes a brief description as well as recommended resources and tools related to the steps of the process.

The links below are all PDF file format.

• ASD Guide Cover
• Acknowledgements
• Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Section 1 (General Information on Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
  • Section 2 (Pre-Referral)
  • Section 3 (Evaluation, Developmental Histories, Observations, Standardized (Formal) Assessments, Informal Assessments, Interviews)
  • Section 4 (Transition)
  • Section 5 (Assistive Technology - AT)
  • Section 6 (Executive Functioning)
  • Section 7 (Functional Behavior Assessment - FBA)
  • Section 8 (Conclusion)

Contact Information

Metro Area – For more information about ASD services in your area, contact a Region 11 ASD district representative or the Director of Special Education in each local school district.

Greater MN – For more information about ASD services in your area, contact the Director of Special Education in each local school district.