Pre-School 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. When under stress, child seems to go on autopilot (for example, shows rigid or inflexible patterns of behavior that seem odd).
3. Doesn't recognize when others are trying to take advantage of him or her
4. Seems much more fidgety in social situations than when alone.
5. Seems self-confident when interacting with others.
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. Is able to understand the meaning of other peoples tone of voice and facial expressions.
10. Clings to adults, seems too dependent on them.
11. Unable to pick up on any of the meaning of conversations of older children or adults.
12. Has good self-confidence.
13. Is able to communicate his or her feelings to others in words or gestures.
14. Is slow or awkward in turn-taking interactions with peers.
15. Is not well coordinated in physical activities.
16. Avoids eye contact or has unusual eye contact.
17. Recognizes when something is unfair.
18. When on the playground or in a group with other young children, child does not attempt to interact with other children.
19. Gets frustrated trying to get ideas across in conversations
20. Has a strange way of playing with a toy.
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. Wants to be changed when diaper or underwear is soiled or wet.
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 normal interaction with other children
37. Has difficulty relating to adults
38. Has difficulty relating to peers
39. Has a restricted (or 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 are related to one another the way other children his or her age do.
44. Responds to clear, direct questions in ways that don't seem to make any sense.
45. Separates easily from caregivers.
46. Focuses his or her attention to where others are looking or listening.
47. Has overly serious facial expressions.
48. Is too silly or laughs inappropriately.
49. Has a sense of humor, understands jokes.
50. Does extremely well at a few tasks, but does not do as well at most other tasks.
51. Has repetitive, odd behaviors such as hand flapping or rocking.
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. Concentrates too much on parts of things rather than seeing the whole picture. For example, spins the wheels of a toy car but doesn't play with it as a car, or plays with dolls hair but not with the whole doll.
56. Is emotionally distant, doesn't show his or her feelings.
57. Seems to react to people as if they are objects.
58. Walks in between two people who are talking.
59. Other children do not like to play with him or her.
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.