Childhood Autism Spectrum Test(CAST) - Parent/Guardian

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  • Read each question carefully before selecting an answer.
  • Select the most accurate option based on your observations.
  • Do not skip questions; every response helps in the assessment.
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Information about the individual being assessed.

1. Does she or he join in playing games with other children easily
2. Does she or he come up to you spontaneously for a chat?
3. Is it important to him/her to fit in with the peer group?
4. Does she or he find it easy to interact with other children?
5. Can she or he keep a two-way conversation going?
6. Does she or he have friends, rather than just acquaintances?
7. Does she or he often bring you things s/he is interested in to show you?
8. Does she or he enjoy joking around?
9. Does she or he have difficulty understanding the rules for polite behavior?
10. His/Her voice appeared unusual, characterized by qualities such as sounding overly adult, flat, or monotonous.
11. Are people important to him/her?
12. Can she or he be good at turn-taking in conversation?
13. Does she or he often do or say things that are tactless or socially inappropriate?
14. Does she or he make normal eye-contact?
15. Is his/her social behavior very one-sided and always on his/her own terms?
16. Does she or he sometimes say "you" or "s/he" when s/he means "I"?
17. Does she or he sometimes lose the listener because of not explaining what s/he is talking about?
18. Does she or he care how s/he is perceived by the rest of the group?
19. Does s/he often turn conversations to his/her favorite subject rather than following what the other person wants to talk about?
20. Does s/he have odd or unusual phrases?
21. Does she or he tend to take things literally?
22. Does she or he have any unusual and repetitive movements?
23. Does she or he like to do things over and over again, in the same way all the time?
24. Does she or he try to impose routines on him/herself, or on others, in such a way that it causes problems?
25. Does she he appear to notice unusual details that others miss?
26. Does she or he appear to have an unusual memory for details?
27. When he or she was 3 years old, did s/he spend a lot of time pretending (e.g., play-acting being a superhero, or holding teddy's tea parties)?
28. Does she or he play imaginatively with other children, and engage in role-play?
29. Does she or he prefer imaginative activities such as play-acting or story-telling, rather than numbers or lists of facts?
30. Was she or he speaking by 2 years old?
31. Does she or he enjoy sports?
32. Can she or he read appropriately for his/her age?
33. Does shor he mostly have the same interests as his/her peers?
34. Can she or he dress him/herself?
35. Can she or he count to 50 without leaving out any numbers?
36. Can she or he ride a bicycle (even if with stabilizers)?
37. Have teachers/health visitors ever expressed any concerns about his/her development?
38. Has she or he ever been diagnosed with any of the following: Language delay, ADHD, hearing or visual difficulties, Autism Spectrum Condition (including Asperger's Syndrome), or a physical disability?