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The Draw-A-Person Intellectual Ability Test for Children, Adolescents, and Adults (Reynolds & Hickman, 2004) provides one of the most recently standardized scoring systems for calculating an IQ estimate based on human figure drawings. In addition to updated norms, the authors have expanded the age range beyond childhood to include adolescents and adults. The DAP:IQ uses a simple administration procedure and “provides an estimate of cognitive development that is at least an estimate of the lower bound of the person’s ability and does so with a task and scoring criteria that have less cultural specificity than most intelligence tests, verbal or nonverbal” (Examiner’s manual, p. vi).
The DAP:IQ manual states that this test is designed for ages 4 through 89 years and may be administered to individuals or groups. Most individuals complete the drawing in 5 min or less, and the...
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Lee, E.B. (2013). Human Figure Drawing Tests. In: Volkmar, F.R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1698-3_595
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