Windows® Assessment Data Manager (ADM) Software

Windows® software is available for scoring all 21st-century ASEBA forms. Reflecting its ability to manage and compare up to eight forms plus other kinds of data for each person assessed, the software is called the Assessment Data Manager (ADM). The latest significant upgrade, ADM 7.0, was released in March, 2007. Its modules include all the 21st-century forms for ages 1½ to 90+ years, DSM-oriented scales, options to process and compare scores from up to eight forms for each person assessed, and options to output profiles to PDF files.

DSM-Oriented Scales

To help users coordinate empirically based assessment with the diagnostic categories of the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (the "DSM"), problem items of the 21st -century ASEBA forms are scored on DSM-oriented scales, as well as on empirically based syndromes. The DSM-oriented scales were constructed by having experts from many cultures identify ASEBA problem items that they judged to be very consistent with particular DSM-IV diagnostic categories. Items that were identified by a substantial majority of experts as being consistent with a particular diagnostic category were used to construct a DSM-oriented scale representing that category. Like the syndrome scales, the DSM-oriented scales are scored by summing the 0-1-2 ratings of the constituent items, are normed, and are displayed on profiles and in cross-informant comparisons.

Assessment Instruments for Ages 1½-5

In 2000, we released revised editions of the CBCL/2-3 and the C-TRF that now span ages 1½ to 5 years. In collaboration with Dr. Leslie Rescorla, we added the Language Development Survey (LDS) to the CBCL/1½-5 and published the Manual for the ASEBA Preschool Forms & Profiles (Achenbach & Rescorla, 2000).

The LDS was developed by Dr. Rescorla (1989), who is Professor and Director of the Child Study Institute at Bryn Mawr College. Based on parents’ reports of their children’s vocabularies and word combinations, the LDS screens for language delays at ages 18 to 35 months. The LDS can also be used to evaluate the language levels of older children who are delayed and to evaluate changes in children’s language development from one occasion to another. ADM versions 2.0 and later have modules for scoring the LDS and the 2000 edition of the preschool profiles.

Assessment Instruments for Ages 6-18

In 2001, we released the 21st-century editions of the CBCL/6-18, TRF/6-18, and YSR/11-18. The use, statistical foundations, and normative data for all three forms are documented in the Manual for the ASEBA School-Age Forms & Profiles (Achenbach & Rescorla, 2001). We also released the 21st-century edition of the SCICA/6-18 (McConaughy & Achenbach, 2001). In 2004, we released the Test Observation Form for Ages 2-18 (TOF; McConaughy & Achenbach, 2004), which allows examiners to assess important behavioral and emotional problems when administering individual ability and achievement tests. All 21st-century school-age forms are scorable on empirically based and DSM-oriented scales.

In 2007, we released the Module for Ages 6-18 with Multicultural Options and 2007 Scales. As detailed in the preceding links, the Module enables users to display CBCL/6-18, TRF, and YSR problem scales in relation to norms for children from different societies. The module also scores the following 2007 scales: Obsessive-Compulsive Problems, Posttraumatic Stress Problems, Sluggish Cognitive Tempo (CBCL/6-18 and TRF), and Positive Qualities (YSR only).

The Multicultural Supplement to the Manual for the ASEBA School-Age Forms and Profiles (Achenbach & Rescorla, 2007) fully documents the multicultural norms and 2007 scales.

Assessment Instruments for Ages 18-59

In 2003, we released new forms and profiles that expanded the adult assessment age range from 18-30 to 18-59. The Adult Self-Report (ASR) and Adult Behavior Checklist (ABCL) incorporate normative data from a national sample. The use, statistical foundations, and normative data for both forms are documented in the Manual for the ASEBA Adult Forms & Profiles (Achenbach & Rescorla, 2003). Both empirically based and DSM-oriented scales are scorable from the adult forms.

Assessment Instruments for Ages 60-90+

In 2004, we released the Older Adult Self-Report (OASR) and Older Adult Behavior Checklist (OABCL) which are scored in relation to normative data from a national sample. The Manual for the ASEBA Older Adult Forms & Profiles (Achenbach, Newhouse, & Rescorla, 2004b) and the Guide for ASEBA Instruments for Adults/18-59 and Older Adults/60-90+ (Achenbach, Newhouse, & Rescorla, 2004a) provide information on how to administer and score the forms, sample case histories, research data, and more. Empirically based and DSM-oriented scales are scorable from the older adult forms.

Web-Link™

ASEBA launched its Internet-based assessment tool, Web-Link, in April, 2002. Web-Link enables users to download and print ASEBA forms; request and receive completed ASEBA forms from respondents over the Internet; score and print individual profiles; and download data to ADM for processing and storage. Preschool (ages 1½-5), school-age (ages 6-18), adult (ages 18-59), and older adult (ages 60-90+) forms are available on Web-Link.

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