Anxiety and Related Disorders

  ach assessment tool you select, you will identify an instrument and do the following: • Identify a scholarly, peer-reviewed article that addresses the use of the instrument. • Discuss if the instrument is appropriate for diagnosing the condition it is designed to assess or if the developers of the instrument reported that the instrument is only part of a comprehensive assessment for the disorder. • Describe whether the instrument can be used to measure patient response to therapy/treatment. • Discuss the psychometrics/scoring of the instrument, including reliability and validity. • Discuss any limitations associated with the use of the instrument. Instruments/Tools for diagnosis of (one instrument/tool for each diagnosis): • Autism • Specific Learning Disabilities