GARS-3 Sample Report
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Khamil CarrionGilliam Autism Rating Scale, 3rd Edition (GARS-3)
The GARS-3 is a norm-referenced screening instrument that is designed to identify individuals 3 through
22 years of age who have severe behavioral problems that may be indicative of autism. The GARS-3
assists teachers, parents, and clinicians in identifying and diagnosing autism and also helps estimate the
severity of the child's disorder. Items on the GARS-3 are based on the definitions of Autism Spectrum
Disorder adopted by the Autism Society of America and the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
Disorders: Fifth Edition (DSM-5). An Autism Index of 71 or higher indicates “very likely” scores.
These results are not to be interpreted as a medical diagnosis of autism or autism spectrum disorders,
but rather that they may lend support to a possible finding of eligibility for special education services in
the category of autism.
Rater 1:
Rater 2:
Parent Teacher
Subscales
Scaled Score Scaled Score
Restricted/Repetitive
Behaviors
Social Interaction
Social Communication
Emotional Responses
Cognitive Style
Maladaptive Speech
Autism Probability of
DSM-5
Autism
Severity Descriptor
Index Spectrum
Level for ASD
Disorder
Parent – XXX
Teacher – XXX
Summary of GARS-3 Results:
On the GARS-3, Both raters rated (Student’s name) to be in the XXX range on the Autism Index
indicating that (Student’s name)’s behaviors are indicative/not indicative of an Autism diagnosis. JHis
teacher rated him/her as a Level XXX severity and his/her mother/father/guardian rated him as a Level
XXX in severity.
Overall, both raters rated (Student's name) as displaying (none/minimal/some/many) behaviors and
symptoms associated with Autism. However, his/her (insert parent name) did not see (Student’s name)
displaying as many social interaction behavior difficulties at home when compared to his/her school-
based ratings. However, both raters saw much difficulty in his/her emotional responses skills. GARS-3
ratings indicate a diagnosis of Autism is XXX, and that his/her behaviors are at a level which require XXX
to XXX support.
Interpretation Guide
Subscale Standard Autism Probability of
Score Index Autism
7 or Higher 85 of Higher Very Likely
4 to 6 70 to 84 Possibly
1 to 3 69 or Less Unlikely
