Version française du Supports Intensity Scale est maintenant disponible sur le site Internet d’AAIDD!

La version française du Supports Intensity Scale appelée, l'Echelle d'intensité du soutien (SIS-F), est maintenant disponible sur http://bookstore.aaidd.org. La SIS-F peut également être achetée en composant le 1-301-604-1340 ou en télécopiant le formulaire de commande au 1-301-206-9789. Dr Diane Morin, professeure à l'Université du Québec à Montréal, a dirigé la traduction de l'Echelle d'intensité du soutien en français. Pour en savoir plus sur le processus de traduction et de normalisation de la SIS-F, cliquez ici. Pour télécharger une table des matières et un chapitre extrait du Manuel de l'utilisateur, consultez cette page.

Pour des enquetes sur la distribution de la SIS-F, s’il vous plait envoyez un courier electronique a books@aaidd.org.

A French version of SIS is now available on the AAIDD website!

A French language translation of the Supports Intensity Scale, titled l'Echelle d'intensité du soutien (SIS-F), is now available for purchase at http://bookstore.aaidd.org. The French version of SIS can also be purchased by calling 1-301-604-1340 or by faxing a book order form to 1-301-206-9789. Dr. Diane Morin, professor at the University of Quebec at Montreal, led the translation of the French SIS. To learn more about the translation process, read this article published in a previous issue of the SIS Vantage. To download a table of contents and an excerpt from the User's Manual, please click here.

For publishers and organizations interested in distributing the French version of SIS in other countries, please send a query to books@aaidd.org.

Rating support needs for activities a person has never done

A frequently asked question on the administration of SIS is: What about rating the support needs for activities that the person does not do, has never done, and has no intention of doing? It is important to remember the following instruction from the SIS User’s Manual: ‘All items should be completed, even if the person is not currently performing a listed activity.’ This is especially true for certain items like ‘Obtaining legal services’ (Section 2, Item 6). The biggest concern is ensuring that the interviewers remember this instruction throughout the administration of SIS. When an individual is not currently performing an activity, it is critical for the interviewer, using his/her clinical judgment, to guide the respondent in estimating the support needed for that individual to be successful in participating in the activity. Thus, one needs to assess the individual’s support needs holistically and in accordance with their current status and functioning. A person with low motivation, short attention span, low tolerance for learning, medical fragility, and/or limited cognitive ability will likely require high levels of support to be successful in the activity.

Download a full presentation of SIS and its services!

If you are interested in passing around formal and comprehensive information on the Supports Intensity Scale among colleagues within your organization or state, download this presentation document. If you'd like bound copies of this presentation, please send an email to books@aaidd.org.