Aspergers CAST Test
For Children

Child's name_______________________________

Age______ Sex: M / F

Birth Order: Twin or single birth______________

Parent / Guardian______________________________

Parent(s) occupation___________________________

Address______________________________________

_______________________________________

Phone#______________________________________

School_______________________________________

1. Does s/he join in playing games with others easily?
   Yes
   No

2. Does s/he come up to you spontaneously for a chat?
   Yes
   No

3. Was s/he speaking by 2 years old?
   Yes
   No

4. Does s/he enjoy sports?
   Yes
   No

5. Is it important for him/her to fit in with a peer group?
   Yes
   No

6. Does s/he appear to notice unusual details that others miss?
   Yes
   No

7. Does s/he tend to take things literally?
   Yes
   No

8. When s/he was 3 years old, did s/he spend a lot of time pretending (e.g., play-acting being a super-hero, or holding teddy's tea parties?
   Yes
   No

9. Does s/he like to do the same things over and overagain, in the same way all the time?
   Yes
   No

10. Does s/he find it easy to interact with other children?
    Yes
    No

11. Can s/he keep a two-way conversation going?
    Yes
    No

12. Can s/he read appropriately for his/her age?
    Yes
    No

13. Does s/he mostly have the same interests as his/her peers?
    Yes
    No

14. Does s/he have an interest that which takes up so much time that s/he does little else?
    Yes
    No
    
    
15. Does s/he have friends, rather than just acquaintances?
    Yes
    No
    
    
16. Does s/he often bring things to show you that interest s/he?
    Yes
    No

17. Does s/he enjoy joking around?
    Yes
    No

18. Does s/he have difficulty understanding the rules for polite behavior?
    Yes
    No

19. Does s/he have an unusual memory for details?
    Yes
    No

20. Is his/her voice unusual (e.g., overly adult, flat, or very monotonous?
    Yes
    No

21. Are people important to him/her?
    Yes
    No

22. Can s/he dress him/herself?
    Yes
    No

23. Is s/he good at turn-taking in conversation?
    Yes
    No

24. Does s/he play imaginatively with other children, and engage in role-play?
    Yes
    No

25. Does s/he do or say things that are tactless or socially inappropriate?
    Yes
    No

26. Can s/he count to 50 without leaving out any numbers?
    Yes
    No

27. Does s/he make normal eye-contact?
    Yes
    No

28. Does s/he have any unusual and repetitive movements?
    Yes
    No

29. Is his/her social behavior very one-sided and always on his or her terms?
    Yes
    No

30. Does your child sometimes say "you" or "s/he" when s/he means to say "I"?
    Yes
    No

31. Does s/he prefer imaginative activities such as play-acting or story-telling, rather than numbers or a list of facts?
    Yes
    No

32. Does s/he sometimes lose the listener because of not explaining what s/he is talking about?
    Yes
    No

33. Can s/he ride a bicycle (even if with stabilizers)?
    Yes
    No

34. Does s/he try to impose routines on him/herself, or on others, in such a way that it causes problems?
    Yes
    No

35. Does s/he care about how s/he is perceived by the rest of the group?
    Yes
    No

36. Does s/he often turn conversations to his/her favorite subject rather than following what the other person wants to talk about?
    Yes
    No

37. Does s/he have odd or unusual phrases?
    Yes
    No

If yes, please specify___________________________________