We use the ESDM assessment a lot with younger learners. Many beginner learners who don’t understand the first/then contingency and who typically don’t interact with an adult for longer than 1-minute benefit from skills suggested in Level 1 of this program.
Joint attention, follows a point, responds to stop/sit/wait are skills that are measured in this assessment. It’s for those students who don’t even have enough skill to fill out an ABLLS-R or VB MAPP.
For a great guide for parents of beginner learners, we typically recommend the book: An Early Start for Your Child With Autism
Here’s where to find the assessment and guide. Attached is an excel document that we developed so that you can visually see progress.
Downloadable File
- https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_ZRso9KGFH-YasqwrFtMW9vbfYD9m8A5/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=115527503914387171537&rtpof=true&sd=true
- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_xbl1d7SK5Tg-SIlFBICjxR8I00jyH-f/view?usp=drive_link
- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_Oub-8pQ6o8PWryrCr1LRDNWsemQLvQB/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=115527503914387171537&rtpof=true&sd=truee
- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1a56vC0zfASUOvrghyuhn9vGry7ZwshwK/view?usp=drive_link
- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_eOf0vPInVjd3A_cAtAld9T9fD4Ttx81/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=115527503914387171537&rtpof=true&sd=true
- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1a1HsuG9D8lB4dzmoVRDOosfnqcUMCoWz/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=115527503914387171537&rtpof=true&sd=true
- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_iCVdx2MkzX0AS1uCwseVmqXILShEeaU/view?usp=drive_link
- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_mNiPyCThOfA40Xdt6CAkzuwmQnqEc6c/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=115527503914387171537&rtpof=true&sd=true
- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_UDO9ZX0OHt1T_R4QEfrJuv7zhsliXUy/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=115527503914387171537&rtpof=true&sd=true
- https://drive.google.com/file/d/10o4fFY_VuYwKO8Qq5eLtqvDOokF0CrHt/view?usp=drive_link
