Children's Nonverbal Learning Disabilities Scale
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The Children's Nonverbal Learning Disabilities Scale (C-NLD) is an assessment that screens for the symptoms for nonverbal learning disabilities in children, which can affect a child's visual spatial organization, motor abilities, and social interactions.[1] All questions in the assessment are categorized in three headings: motor skills, visual-spatial skills, and interpersonal skills.
Question Breakdown, Scoring and Interpretation
Time to complete is about 5-10 minutes. Each question asks the respondent to rate a statement or behavior with "never/rarely", "sometimes", "often" , or "I don't know".
Question Breakdown
Each question belongs to one of three categories: motor skills, visual-spatial skills, and interpersonal skills.
Scoring and Interpretation
If the respondent selects "often" or "sometimes" for three or more of the motor skills questions, four or more of the visual-spatial skills questions, and three or more of the interpersonal skills questions, it is highly recommended that a more in-depth evaluation of the respondent.
See Also
References
- ^ Massachusetts General Hospital, School Psychiatry Program and MADI Resource Center (2010). Table of all screening tools and rating scales. Retrieved from http://www2.massgeneral.org/schoolpsychiatry/screeningtools_table.asp
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