ADOS-2 Training for Professionals

This is a two-day clinical training on the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, Second Edition (ADOS-2). This is an introductory workshop with instructional methods that include lectures, videos, demonstrations of administration and scoring, and discussions.

• This workshop is designed for researchers and clinicians with prior background in autism spectrum disorder and formal testing, including speech-language pathologists, physicians, psychologists, school-based autism specialists, and occupational therapists. This training is necessary for anyone planning to use the ADOS-2 in clinical or school settings. It serves as a pre-requisite for more thorough training required to obtain research reliability in order to use the ADOS-2 for research purposes.
• Prerequisite: Bachelor’s degree or higher,  relevant work experience, and current occupational role.

• The goals of this workshop are to provide a detailed overview of the ADOS-2, its development, its psychometric properties, and appropriate use and interpretation. Trainees will be provided with videos of other ADOS-2 administrations to watch after the training to supplement the workshop.
• Continuing medical education (15 CME) credits for physicians and continuing education (15 CE) credits for psychologists and social workers are available to registered course participants. Learn more.
• Space is limited: 30 participants maximum.
• Light breakfast and afternoon coffee provided.

• This two-day training will be held in person at the Child Mind Insitute, 215 E 50th Street, New York, NY 10022.

• December 4 and 5, 2024, 8:00am – 5:30pm 

• $850 for the two-day training 
• To register, full payment required. Refunds accepted up to 30 days prior to 12/4/24. 
• If upon review of your application you do not meet eligibility criteria for the training, you will be issued a full refund.  

This is a one-day introductory workshop specific to the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule-2nd Ed. (ADOS-2) Toddler Module with instructional methods that include lectures, videos, practice with scoring, and discussions.

• This workshop is designed for educators, clinicians, and researchers with prior background in autism, early childhood development, and formal testing with toddlers, autism spectrum disorder and formal testing, including speech-language pathologists, physicians, psychologists, special education ASD specialists, and occupational therapists. 
• Prerequisites: Bachelor’s degree or higher, relevant work experience, and current occupational role.
• All trainees are expected to have completed formal training on modules 1-4 of the ADOS / ADOS-2, either through the 2-day ADOS-2 Introductory Training or the ADOS-2 DVD Training Package available from Western Psychological Services (WPS)®.

• The goals of this workshop are to provide a detailed overview of the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule-2nd Ed. (ADOS-2) Toddler Module with instructional methods that include lectures, videos, practice with scoring, and discussions.
• CEUs will be provided through Northwell Health.

• This one-day workshop will be held in person at the Child Mind Insitute, 215 E 50th Street, New York, NY 10022.

• Dates coming soon.

• $450 for the one-day training.

Questions can be directed to autismtrainings@childmind.org.

These trainings assume prior experience with child assessment and differentiating autism from other neurodevelopmental conditions. 

All applications will be reviewed before being accepted in the program. If follow up information is required, then someone will contact you. If not accepted, payment will be refunded. You receive final confirmation when you’ve been accepted in the program.