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The Clinical Linguistic and Auditory Milestone Scale is a 43-item parent questionnaire that is one of two parts of the 100-item Capute Scales. This measure is administered in conjunction with the Cognitive Adaptive Test (CAT), a 57-item assessment of visual-motor functioning. The test uses standardized methods for obtaining information from parent report and from direct interaction between the examiner and the child. The CLAMS utilizes parent report and focuses on expressive and receptive language skills of children up to 3 years of age.
Historical Background
The Clinical Linguistic and Auditory Milestone Scale (CLAMS) was initially developed by Dr. Arnold J. Capute to screen for language delays in young children between birth and 3 years of age. The initial version of the scale was developed in 1973 (Capute and Biehl 1973), with revisions in 1978 (Capute and Accardo 1978). It was originally...
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Eernisse, E.R. (2017). Clinical Linguistic and Auditory Milestone Scale. In: Volkmar, F. (eds) Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6435-8_1661-3
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