Table 3 Measures used to assess neurobehavioural domains in the FASD assessment
Domain | Measures |
|---|---|
Hard and Soft Neurological Signs | Medical intake interview Medical assessment Adolescent/Adult Sensory Profile [44] |
Brain Structure | Medical intake interview Medical assessment Head circumference |
Cognition (IQ) | Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-IV (WAIS-IV) [45] Subtests: Similarities, Vocabulary, Information, Block Design, Matrix Reasoning, Visual Puzzles, Digit Span, Arithmetic, Letter-Number Sequencing, Symbol Search, Coding |
Attention | Connors’ Continuous Performance Test – II (CPT-II) [46] |
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-IV (WAIS-IV) [45] Subtests: Digit Span | |
Academic Achievement | Wide Range Achievement Test – Fourth Edition (WRAT-4) [47] Subtests: Word Reading, Sentence Comprehension, Spelling, Math Computation |
Memory | Wechsler Memory Scale – 4th Edition (WMS-IV) [48] Subtests: Logical Memory I & II, Design Memory I & II |
California Verbal Learning Test – 2nd Edition (CVLT-II) [49] | |
Rey Osterreith Complex Figure Test (RCFT) [50] | |
Language/ Communication | Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-IV (WAIS-IV) [45] Subtests: Vocabulary, Similarities, Information Medical Intake Interview |
Executive Functioning | Delis Kaplan Executive Function System (DKEFS) [49] Subtests: Sorting, Color-Word Interference, Verbal Fluency, Design Fluency, Trails |
Adaptive Functioning | Adaptive Behavior Assessment System – Second Edition (ABAS-II) [51] Subtests: Conceptual, Social, and Practical domains |