Autism Diagnostic Team Resources
Kansas Autism Diagnostic Team Resources
- ADT video (Overview of the ADT process): Watch on YouTube
- Telemedicine Request Packet (PDF): English | Spanish
- Technical Assistance Request: Please complete this form for all technical assistance requests. Submit Request
- ADT Quarterly Report: Please complete this form to provide information regarding the activities your team completes. Submit Report
- Monthly ADT Consultation Meeting: 2nd Tuesday of the Month. Join the meeting from PC, Mac, iOS, or Android: Join Zoom Meeting or by phone: +1 669 900 6833 or +1 646 876 9923 US Toll, Meeting ID: 966 530 147
Social Behavior Questionnaires
Integrated Systems Using Telemedicine (ISUT)
The ISUT Telemedicine Clinic is a clinic that offers clinical or "medical diagnosis" for Autism Spectrum Disorder in collaboration with Autism Diagnostic Teams (ADTs) in the educational system who have evaluated the child for suspected autism. Beginning in 2008, the Kansas State Department of Education's TASN (Technical Assistance System Network) and the Center for Child Health and Development (CCHD) at KU Medical Center trained 40 Autism Diagnostic Teams, resulting in over 600 autism evaluations. The ADTs gather information on the child's social-communication skills and behavior using "gold-standard" autism assessment tools as well as observation and share their findings in a report with the clinical team at the University of Kansas. The clinical team at KU is comprised of a psychologist and developmental pediatrician.
The child's educational team and the clinical team meet with the family and child over telemedicine, review the ADT's findings, interview the family, and make further observations. The educational team can determine whether the child should have an educational identification of "Autism," and the clinical team determines whether or not the child meets DSM-5 criteria for Autism Spectrum Disorder. Both the educational team and the clinical team make recommendations to the family.
There are occasions when the decision on whether or not the child has Autism Spectrum Disorder can't be made over the 90-minute telemedicine visit. If that is the case, the KU team will help the family schedule an in-person evaluation at the CCHD.