TTAP: TEACCH Transition Assessment Profile – Second Edition

Description

NB: Only available to schools and educational establishments based in the Republic of Ireland

Qualification Level: A

Ages: Adolescent – adult
Testing Time: 1-½ hours for direct observation or 3-½ hours for 3 scales
Administration: Individual

TEACCH Transition Assessment Profile- Second Edition (TTAP) is an improved revision of the Adolescent and Adult Psychoeducational Profile (AAPEP). This comprehensive test was developed for adolescent and older children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), particularly those with transitional needs. The TTAP is structured to satisfy those provisions in the 1997 American Act ‘Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)’, which require adolescents to be evaluated and provided with a transition plan by age 14.

Educators, parents, counsellors and care providers can use this powerful tool to assist individuals with ASD to prepare for a successful, semi-independent adult life (i.e., personal development, recreational living, adult integration into employment and residential arrangements, etc.). The TTAP will also help providers identify the individual’s principle transition goals, strengths and weaknesses. Second, a ‘Cumulative Record of Skills’ (CRS), along with two data collection forms, provide an efficient method of ongoing assessment in community-based instruction. TTAP can be used to facilitate educational and transitional planning. Emphasis is on evaluating the six major functional skill areas

1. Vocational Skills
2. Vocational Behaviour
3. Independent Functioning
4. Leisure Skills
5. Functional Communication
6. Interpersonal Behavior, within three different contexts:
   1. Direct Observation Scale – a direct assessment of skills that can be administered by a teacher, psychologist, job coach, or other trained professional in a quiet testing environment
   2. Home Scale – assesses and evaluates performance in the residential setting via interviews with the primary care provider
   3. School/Work Scale – assesses the academic/vocational setting via interviews with the individual’s teacher or work supervisor)

This indispensable source also features:

• Assessment for transition
• Focus on the six major functional areas
• Assessment in three different environmental contexts
• A unique scoring system
• Environmental Accommodation
• Identification of preferences for individuals with limited communication Skills
  To see more of this product’s contents:

The TTAP can be ordered as (a) The Manual with CD; (b) The Manual with a pack of 10 Forms; (c) The Pack of 10 forms on their own. Please use the ‘Choose Option above.

Products available from OTB:

• TTAP-CV (Computer Version): Examiner’s Manual with CD containing printable Scoring Form
  • An Installation and Support Guide is provided on the CD in .pdf format. It has instructions and tips to get you started. The program will run on Windows 2000 and XP and Macintosh OS X 10.3.9 or higher
• TTAP Manual Kit [Examiner’s Manual and 10 Profile/Scoring Forms]
• TTAP Scoring Forms Only [Pack of 10]

NOTE: There is an assembled materials kit available for purchase through OE Enterprises: TTAP Materials Kit