Comprehensive Diagnostic evaluation Information
comprehensive Diagnostic Evaluation (CDE) Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Comprehensive Diagnostic Evaluation?
A Comprehensive Diagnostic Evaluation is a detailed review and assessment of your child’s behavior and development in comparison to national evidence-based standards. Such reports are often a psychological or neurological evaluation detailing medical diagnosis such as diseases, disorders, syndromes, or conditions (e.g. autism spectrum disorder) that may impede your child’s learning and development.
Who can write a Comprehensive Diagnostic Evaluation?
- Developmental Pediatricians
- Child Neurologists
- Child Psychologists
- Child Psychiatrists
What may a Comprehensive Diagnostic Evaluation include?
- Teacher assessment
- Parent or guardian interview
- Hearing and vision testing
- Genetic testing
- Neurological and/or other medical testing
- Diagnostic testing using tools such as:
- — Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS-2)
— The Childhood Autism Rating Scale 2nd edition (CARS2) - — Communication and Symbolic Behavior Scales (CSBS)
— Autism Diagnostic Interview, Revised (ADI-R)
— Social Communication Questionnaire
— Battelle Developmental Inventory- 2nd edition
When does my child need a Comprehensive Diagnostic Evaluation?
Core Behavior Skills must submit a copy of your child’s Comprehensive Diagnostic Evaluation, before behavior analysis services can be initiated if required by the funding source.
Private pay does not require a Comprehensive Diagnostic Evaluation.