School Age Autism Social Responsiveness Assessment (SRS-2)

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1. Expressions on his or her face don't match what he or she is saying
2. Doesn't recognize when others are trying to take advantage of him or her
3. Seems much more fidgety in social situations than when alone
4. Seems self-confident when interacting with others.
5. When under stress, he or she shows rigid or inflexible patterns of behavior that seem odd
6. Would rather be alone than with others
7. Is aware of what others are thinking or feeling
8. Behaves in ways that seem strange or bizarre
9. Takes things too literally and doesn't get the real meaning of a conversation
10. Is awkward in turn-taking interactions with peers (for example, doesn't seem to understand the give-and-take of conversations)
11. Is able to understand the meaning of other peoples tone of voice and facial expressions
12. Clings to adults, seems too dependent on them
13. Has good self-confidence
14. Is able to communicate his or her feelings to others
15. Is not well coordinated.
16. Avoids eye contact or has unusual eye contact
17. Recognizes when something is unfair.
18. Has difficulty making friends, even when trying his or her best.
19. Gets frustrated trying to get ideas across in conversations.
20. Shows unusual sensory interests (for example, mouthing or spinning objects) or strange ways of playing with toys.
21. Is able to imitate others actions.
22. Doesn't seem to mind being out of step with or not on the same wavelength as others
23. Can't get his or her mind off something once he or she starts thinking about it.
24. Responds appropriately to mood changes in others (for example, when a friends or playmates mood changes from happy to sad).
25. Plays appropriately with children his or her age
26. Does not join group activities unless told to do so.
27. Has more difficulty than other children with changes in his or her routine.
28. Offers comfort to others when they are sad.
29. Avoids starting social interactions with peers or adults.
30. Thinks or talks about the same thing over and over
31. Is regarded by other children as odd or weird.
32. Becomes upset in a situation with lots of things going on
33. Has good personal hygiene.
34. Is socially awkward, even when he or she is trying to be polite.
35. Avoids people who want to be emotionally close to him or her
36. Has trouble keeping up with the flow of a normal conversation.
37. Has difficulty relating to adults.
38. Has difficulty relating to peers.
39. Has an unusually narrow range of interests
40. Is imaginative, good at pretending (without losing touch with reality).
41. Wanders aimlessly from one activity to another
42. Seems overly sensitive to sounds, textures, or smells
43. Doesn't understand how events relate to one another (cause and effect) the way other children his or her age do
44. Separates easily from caregivers.
45. Focuses his or her attention to where others are looking or listening
46. Has overly serious facial expressions.
47. Is too silly or laughs inappropriately.
48. Has a sense of humor, understands jokes.
49. Does extremely well at a few tasks, but does not do as well at most other tasks.
50. Has repetitive, odd behaviors such as hand flapping or rocking.
51. Has difficulty answering questions directly and ends up talking around the subject.
52. Knows when he or she is talking too loud or making too much noise
53. Talks to people with an unusual tone of voice (for example, talks like a robot or like he or she is giving a lecture).
54. Knows when he or she is too close to someone or is invading someones space.
55. Is emotionally distant, doesn't show his or her feelings.
56. Seems to react to people as if they are objects
57. Walks in between two people who are talking
58. Gets teased a lot
59. Concentrates too much on parts of things rather than seeing the whole picture. For example, if asked to describe what happened in a story, he or she may talk only about the kind of clothes the characters were wearing.
60. Is overly suspicious.
61. Is inflexible, has a hard time changing his or her mind.
62. Gives unusual or illogical reasons for doing things
63. Touches others in an unusual way (for example, he or she may touch someone just to make contact and then walk away without saying anything).
64. Is too tense in social settings.
65. Stares or gazes off into space.