Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule - 2
What is the ADOS-2?
The Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule – 2nd Edition (ADOS) is a standardised, semi-structured observational assessment of features relevant to the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) across the lifespan. The ADOS is considered among the gold-standard tools to support diagnostic decision-making and, through selection among five Modules, can be used with individuals from as young as age 12-months and through adulthood, and at all levels of ability.
More details about the ADOS assessment are available from Western Psychological Services,or the Pearson Clinical Australia website.
Who can attend ADOS-2 Training?
There are certain professionals who are qualified to conduct an ADOS-2 assessment, once they have completed training. Due to the high-demand for training, we therefore accept waitlist registrations from the following:
- Psychologists
- Occupational Therapists
- Speech Pathologist
- Medical Professionals – this includes GP, Paediatrician and Psychiatrist
- Academic Researchers (ADOS-2 for Research)
- Post-graduate Student Researchers – PhD Candidates (ADOS-2 for Research)
Training at La Trobe University
Dr Kristelle Hudry is among a small group of established local Senior Trainers on the ADOS and offers regular professional development courses for clinicians and researchers wanting to incorporate this assessment into their practice and projects. Kristelle has extensive clinical and research expertise in identifying signs of ASD in toddlers and young children, and in undertaking ADOS-informed diagnostic assessment across the lifespan. She also has considerable experience with ADOS use in research.
Kristelle has worked to build capacity for use of the ADOS in Australia, growing a team of ADOS trainers who work together to support efforts to raise the standard of diagnostic practice and research rigour in the local region.
The La Trobe training team works in collaboration with other trainers, and includes:
For information on upcoming dates and prices for ADOS training, please see below.
Due to high demand for ADOS training, we maintain a course waitlist. We offer 16 places per course. When registrations open for each course, an email will be sent out to everyone on the waitlist at the same time, and it is a case of first to register and pay will secure a place.
Register for the wait list
For general enquiries please contact us on ADOSTraining@latrobe.edu.au
Please note:
- We do not offer training on the Autism Diagnostic Interview – Revised (ADI-R)
- Trainees do not need to bring their own ADOS-2 kit to the course
Standard (Clinical) ADOS-2 Training
What our training provides
Standard ADOS-2 training covers administration of ADOS Modules 1-4 and foundational skills for scoring the assessment. You will learn the administration protocols and fine-tune your observational skills for scoring/coding. Sessions are typically conducted as a 3-4 day intensive in-person workshop, and include hands-on practice of administration (with volunteer children/adults).
Please note that Standard ADOS Training begins with Module 1, for children aged 31 months and older. Separate training is required for the ADOS Toddler Module (used with infants aged 12-30 months).
Who is it for: Professionals
Next training dates:
April 17th - 20th, 2023 - Booked Out
September 18th - 21st, 2023
January 22nd - 25th, 2024
Registrations for each course will open individually, approximately 3-months prior. This is done via an email to those registered on the waitlist. There are no early registrations permitted.
Register for the wait list
Venue: La Trobe University, Bundoora.
All courses are delivered as a face-to-face workshop. There will be no mixed-delivery of face-to-face as well as online.
Length: Four days in a mixed large- and small-group format of ~16 trainees with 2 trainers.
Cost: $2000 (Incl GST)
Before training: You should familiarise yourself with the ADOS kit, basic administration practices and scoring procedures, and complete a practice administration of an ADOS assessment using the Module which is most relevant to your research activities.
You will also be provided with two video-taped assessments to watch and try coding before attending the course.
After the course: A certificate of Standard ADOS Training attendance and participation will be issued upon completion of the course.
ADOS-2 for Research Training
What our training provides:
ADOS for Research Training includes administration of the ADOS Standard Modules (1 - 4) and establishes foundational skills for scoring the assessment.
You will learn the administration protocols and fine-tune your observational skills for scoring/coding. Sessions include hands-on practice of administration (with volunteer children/adults). Your specific needs and projects are taken into account, and activities are tailored accordingly. Ample time is provided for discussion on procedural and design-related issues as well as how to report ADOS results in publications.
Following the course you will be provided with ongoing support to achieve reliability (see below).
Who is it for: Researchers
Next training dates:
April 17th - 21st, 2023 - Booked Out
September 18th - 22nd, 2023
January 22nd - 25th, 2024
Registrations will open for each course separately, approximately 3 month prior. This will be done via an email to those registered on the wait list.
Register for the wait list
Venue: La Trobe University, Bundoora.
All courses will be run as a face-to-face workshop. There will be no mixed-delivery of face-to-face as well as online.
Length: Five days in a mixed large- and small-group format of ~16 trainees with 2 trainers. For the first 4 days, Research trainees participate in Standard ADOS-2 training alongside Professional trainees. The fifth day is for Research trainees only, allowing specific focus on aspects of the ADOS-2 for research and as will apply to trainees’ individual projects.
Cost: $2500 (Incl GST)
Before training: You should familiarise yourself with the ADOS-2 kit, basic administration practices and scoring procedures, and complete a practice administration of an ADOS assessment using the Module which is most relevant to your research activities.
You will also be provided with video-taped assessments to watch and try coding before attending the course. You should also come prepared to discuss how you wish to use the ADOS in your research.
After the course: You will be required to submit video-taped assessment/s using the Module/s most relevant to your research activities, and will receive detailed feedback on administration and scoring. You will also be provided with video material to complete and submit coding. Meeting a good standard of administration quality and research-level scoring reliability is required before you will be passed to begin using the ADOS-2 for research. A certificate of meeting the requirements for ADOS use for Research will be issued upon successful completion of training and Research-Reliability standard being met.
ADOS-2 Toddler Training
What our training provides
The ADOS Toddler-Module can be used as a structured observational assessment of features relevant to ASD in infants and toddlers aged 12 to 30 months. Training in administration and scoring of the Toddler-Module is considered highly specialised and so can only be completed after Professionals or Researchers have completed and had experience implementing modules covered in Standard (or Research) ADOS Training (i.e., Modules 1-4).
Who is it for: Professionals and researchers who wish to conduct diagnostic assessments with infants and toddlers, and who meet the prerequisites (below).
Dates: A 2-day course is currently being planned for early March 2023. This will be limited to 8 places only.
If you are interested in attending this course, please contact ADOSTraining@latrobe.edu.au with your EOI (noting the prerequisites below):
Prerequisites: ADOS Toddler Module training has prerequisite knowledge and skills. Trainees must have already completed Standard ADOS Training (on either the ADOS-2 or previous ADOS-G) and demonstrated competency in the use and scoring of this assessment (in particular, Module 1 for children aged 31 months + and/or older individuals who are minimally verbal). Trainees should also have good knowledge of typical early child development and experience interacting with infants and toddlers. Trainees who have not attended Standard ADOS Training at La Trobe University will be asked to supply evidence of having completed such training elsewhere. For trainees intending to use ADOS Toddler Module for Research, Research-level reliability in administration and scoring must have already been obtained on other associated ADOS Modules (i.e., ADOS Modules 1 and/or 2).
