Autism Self Rating Scale : Early Screening of Autistic Traits (ESAT)

1.Is your child interested in different sorts of objects,and not for instance mainly in cars or buttons?
Yes No

2.Can your child play with toys in varied ways (not just fiddling,mouthing or dropping them)?
Yes No

3.When your child expresses his/her feelings, for instance by crying or smiling, is that mostly on expected and appropriate moments?
Yes No

4.Does your child react in a normal way to sensory stimulation,such as (coldness, warmth), light, sound, pain or tickling?
Yes No

5.Can you easily tell from the face of the child how he/she feels?
Yes No

6.Is it easy to make eye contact with your child?
Yes No

7.When your child has been left alone for some time, does he/she try to attract your attention, for instance by crying or calling?
Yes No

8.Is the behavior of your child without stereotyped repetitive movements like banging his/her head or rocking his/her whole body?
Yes No

9.Does your child, on his/her own accord, ever bring objects over to you or show you something?
Yes No

10. Does your child show to be interested in other children or adults?
Yes No

11.Does your child like to be cuddled?
Yes No

12.Does your child ever smile at you or at other people?
Yes No

13. Does your child like playing games with others, such as peeka-boo, ride on someone’s knee, or to be swung?
Yes No

14.Does your child react when spoken to, for instance, by looking, listening, smiling, speaking or babbling?
Yes No

15.Does your child speak a few words or utter various babbling sounds?
Yes No

16.When you are pointing at something, does your child follow your gaze to see what you are pointing at?
Yes No

17.Does your child ever use his/her index finger to point, to indicate interest in something?
Yes No

18.Does your child ever use his/her index finger to point, to ask for something?
Yes No

19.Does your child ever pretend, for example, to make a cup of tea using a toy cup and teapot, or pretend other things?
Yes No

If Parent answers 3 or more questions as “no” then the child is eligible for continued screening.