To allow for comparison across different modules and ages, the ADOS-2 uses ranging from 1 to 10 :
After Leo left—cape fluttering, mother hopeful—Lena sat with the manual. She began coding. Item B1: Unusual Eye Contact? Leo had looked at her hands, her watch, the bubbles. Rarely her eyes. Score 2. Item B4: Quality of Social Responses? He had responded, but often with tangential declarations about kings. Score 2. The algorithm began to darken. Ados 2 Manual
During training, instructors hammer home one point: the manual is your anchor. Novice examiners are required to code five to ten “gold standard” videotapes, comparing their scores to a certified trainer’s scores as listed in the manual’s answer keys. To allow for comparison across different modules and