Autism Diagnostic Inventory–Revised. The CARS was

Reichler, & Renner, 1986) has strong psychometric support for identifying children with low functioning autism (LFA), and it compares favorably with other autism instruments in studies of children with autism, most of whom also have intellectual disability. In a study of toddlers with autism, Ventola et al. (2006) found high diagnostic agreement among the CARS, Autism Diagnostic Observation System– Generic, and clinical judgment but lower agreement for th