Social Responsiveness Scale-2 (SRS-2)

The Social Responsiveness Scale-2 (SRS-2) measures the presence and severity of social impairment within the autism spectrum. Parents, teachers, or other observers evaluate social ability in various natural settings for children between 2.5 and 18 years using age-appropriate forms with 65 Likert-scale items. Four forms are available: pre-school (2.5-4.5 years), school-age (4-18 years), adult (19+), and adult self-report. SRS-2 has 5 subscales: social awareness, social cognition, social communication, social motivation, restricted interests, and repetitive behavior. The total continuous score indicates the severity of social deficits in the autism spectrum.

Content

Sub-Category
Domains
Social impairment within the autism spectrum
Grades
< 3 Years,
Pre-Kindergarten,
Kindergarten,
1st Grade,
2nd Grade,
3rd Grade,
4th Grade,
5th Grade,
6th Grade,
7th Grade,
8th Grade,
9th Grade,
10th Grade,
11th Grade,
12th Grade,
Post secondary
Languages
English,
Spanish
Respondent
Student,
Teacher,
Parent,
Observer

Administration Information

Length
15-20 minutes
Administration
Computer,
Paper

Access and Use

Price

Multiple kits available at different prices, more details here

Contact

Western Psychological Services https://www.wpspublish.com/contactus

Open Access
No
Use in Research

Duvekot, J., van der Ende, J., Verhulst, F. C., & Greaves-Lord, K. (2015). The screening accuracy of the parent and teacher-reported Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS): Comparison with the 3Di and ADOS. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 45(6), 1658-1672. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-014-2323-3

Factor, R. S., Ryan, S. M., Farley, J. P., Ollendick, T. H., & Scarpa, A. (2017). Does the presence of anxiety and ADHD symptoms add to social impairment in children with autism spectrum disorder? Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 47(4), 1122-1134. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-016-3025-9 

Russell, I., Pearson, B., & Masic, U. (2021). A longitudinal study of features associated with autism spectrum in clinic referred, gender diverse adolescents accessing puberty suppression treatment. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 51(6), 2068-2076. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-020-04698-8

Psychometrics

Scoring
Computer scoring,
Manual scoring
Psychometric References

Bruni, T. P. (2014). Test review: Social responsiveness scale–Second edition (SRS-2). Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 32(4), 365-369. https://doi.org/10.1177/0734282913517525 

Constantino JN, Gruber CP (2012). Social Responsiveness Scale, Second Edition (SRS-2). Torrance, CA: Western Psychological Services.

Item Type
Likert

Psychometric Considerations

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