Instruments and scales for assessment, screening, and psychoeducational diagnosis of children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: a scoping review.
- 1Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Abstract
Objective
To investigate instruments and scales for psychoeducational assessment, screening, and diagnosis of children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder.Data source
This review followed the methodological procedures recommended by the Joanna Briggs Institute and the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses - Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR). Its research question was, "What are the main instruments and scales for psychoeducational assessment, screening, and diagnosis of children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder in school?".Data synthesis
The study included 16 articles that investigated instruments for psychoeducational assessment, screening, and diagnosis of children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder. The instruments found were the Psychoeducational Profile - Revised (PEP-R), Psychoeducational Profile 3 (PEP-3), and the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-IV). This indicates a scarcity of instruments and scales for the psychoeducational assessment, screening, and diagnosis of children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder.Conclusions
The most used instruments to assess the psychoeducational profile of schoolchildren with autism spectrum disorder include the Revised Psychoeducational Profile (PEP-R) and the Psychoeducational Profile, 3rd Edition (PEP-3), according to scientific literature. There is a scarcity of instruments and scales for the psychoeducational assessment, screening, and diagnosis of children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder, suggesting the need for further research on the subject.
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BibTeX
@article{oliveira2026instruments,
title = {{Instruments and scales for assessment, screening, and psychoeducational diagnosis of children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: a scoping review.}},
author = {Kleonara Santos Oliveira and Denise Brandão de Oliveira E Britto and Graziela Nunes Alfenas Fernandes and Stela Maris Aguiar Lemos},
journal = {Revista paulista de pediatria : orgao oficial da Sociedade de Pediatria de Sao Paulo},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.1590/1984-0462/2026/44/2025083},
url = {https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42912060},
note = {CC BY},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Instruments and scales for assessment, screening, and psychoeducational diagnosis of children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: a scoping review.
AU - Kleonara Santos Oliveira
AU - Denise Brandão de Oliveira E Britto
AU - Graziela Nunes Alfenas Fernandes
AU - Stela Maris Aguiar Lemos
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/19
JO - Revista paulista de pediatria : orgao oficial da Sociedade de Pediatria de Sao Paulo
DO - 10.1590/1984-0462/2026/44/2025083
UR - https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42912060
AB - Objective To investigate instruments and scales for psychoeducational assessment, screening, and diagnosis of children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder.Data source This review followed the methodological procedures recommended by the Joanna Briggs Institute and the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses - Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR). Its research question was, "What are the main instruments and scales for psychoeducational assessment, screening, and diagnosis of children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder in school?".Data synthesis The study included 16 articles that investigated instruments for psychoeducational assessment, screening, and diagnosis of children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder. The instruments found were the Psychoeducational Profile - Revised (PEP-R), Psychoeducational Profile 3 (PEP-3), and the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-IV). This indicates a scarcity of instruments and scales for the psychoeducational assessment, screening, and diagnosis of children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder.Conclusions The most used instruments to assess the psychoeducational profile of schoolchildren with autism spectrum disorder include the Revised Psychoeducational Profile (PEP-R) and the Psychoeducational Profile, 3rd Edition (PEP-3), according to scientific literature. There is a scarcity of instruments and scales for the psychoeducational assessment, screening, and diagnosis of children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder, suggesting the need for further research on the subject.
SN - 0103-0582
SN - 1984-0462
ER -