Childhood Autism Spectrum Test (CAST) Childhood Autism Spectrum Test (CAST) Your email address Child's name Child's date of birth Child's address Child's address Child's address Child's address Child's address Child's address Child's address Instructions: Please read the following questions carefully, and select the appropriate answer. Do they join in playing games with other children easily? Yes No Do they come up to you spontaneously for a chat? Yes No Were they speaking by 2 years old? Yes No Do they enjoy sports? Yes No Is it important to them to fit in with the peer group? Yes No Do they appear to notice unusual details that others miss? Yes No Do they tend to take things literally? Yes No When they were 3 years old, did they spend a lot of time pretending (e.g., play-acting being a superhero, or holding teddy’s tea parties)? Yes No Do they like to do things over and over again, in the same way all the time? Yes No Do they find it easy to interact with other children? Yes No Can they keep a two-way conversation going? Yes No Can they read appropriately for their age? Yes No Do they mostly have the same interests as their peers? Yes No Do they have an interest which takes up so much time that they do little else? Yes No Do they have friends, rather than just acquaintances? Yes No Do they often bring you things they are interested in to show you? Yes No Do they enjoy joking around? Yes No Do they have difficulty understanding the rules for polite behaviour? Yes No Do they appear to have an unusual memory for details? Yes No Is their voice unusual (e.g., overly adult, flat, or very monotonous)? Yes No Are people important to them? Yes No Can they dress themself? Yes No Are they good at turn-taking in conversation? Yes No Do they play imaginatively with other children, and engage in role-play? Yes No Do they often do or say things that are tactless or socially inappropriate? Yes No Can they count to 50 without leaving out any numbers? Yes No Do they make normal eye-contact? Yes No Do they have any unusual and repetitive movements? Yes No Is their social behaviour very one-sided and always on their own terms? Yes No Do they sometimes say “you”, “she”, “him”, or “them” when they mean “I”? Yes No Do they prefer imaginative activities such as play-acting or story-telling, rather than numbers or lists of facts? Yes No Do they sometimes lose the listener because of not explaining what they are talking about? Yes No Can they ride a bicycle (even if with stabilisers)? Yes No Do they try to impose routines on themself, or on others, in such a way that it causes problems? Yes No Do they care how they are perceived by the rest of the group? Yes No Do they often turn conversations to their favourite subject rather than following what the other person wants to talk about? Yes No Do they have odd or unusual phrases? Yes No Have teachers/health visitors ever expressed any concerns about their development? Yes No Have they ever been diagnosed with any of the following? Language delay Hyperactivity/Attention Deficit Disorder (ADHD) Hearing or visual difficulties Autism Spectrum Condition, including Asperger’s Syndrome A physical disability OtherOther Developer Reference:Scott, F. J., Baron-Cohen, S., Bolton, P., & Brayne, C. (2002). The CAST (Childhood Asperger Syndrome Test): Preliminary development of a UK screen for mainstream primary-school-age children. Autism, 6(1), 9-31. https://doi.org/10.1177/1362361302006001003 Submit If you are human, leave this field blank. Δ
