If you are an ADOS-2 user who has not previously been trained in the ADOS, you should do the following to obtain essential competence in the ADOS-2:

1. Make sure you have prior education, training, and experience that includes extensive exposure to autism spectrum disorders.
2. Study the ADOS-2 Manual. You can purchase and complete associated post-test materials for obtaining Independent Study credits (LMS-605MCE) to receive 6 contact hours of professional continuing education credit for learning the ADOS-2 Manual.
3. Attend a WPS ADOS-2 Clinical Workshop (live in-person or live webinar) or complete online self-study using the ADOS-2 Training Video Program (LMS-605). These options offer training in all five ADOS-2 modules.
   1. Upon completion of the ADOS-2 Clinical Workshop (live in-person or live webinar), you will receive a certificate of completion that is equivalent to 12 contact hours of professional continuing education credit. You will also receive materials needed to learn the Toddler Module, and you can purchase and complete associated post-test materials for obtaining Independent Study credits (LMS-606CE) to receive an additional 12 contact hours of professional continuing education credit for learning the toddler-specific materials.
   2. If you opt to complete your training using the ADOS-2 Training Video Program (LMS-605), you can purchase and complete the associated post-test materials for obtaining Independent Study credits (LMS-605CE) to receive 30 contact hours of professional continuing education credit for learning the materials.
4. Practice using the ADOS-2 on cases that are not part of formal evaluations, and become completely confident that you are familiar with the assessment activities and can apply the coding categories accurately. If you have considerable experience in formal behavioral observation and individual test administration, you may reach this level in as few as 10 practice sessions (2 per module). Otherwise, you may need considerably more practice to obtain competence in administering and coding the ADOS-2.
5. If you are involved in formal research that may be published in peer-reviewed journals, you must also take a research training workshop, which is followed by exercises to establish item coding accuracy to a specific criterion. WPS is not involved in the research training workshops. For information on these courses, please visit: https://autism.ucsf.edu/training

If you are an ADOS-2 user who is already trained in the ADOS, you should do the following to obtain essential competence in the ADOS-2:

1. Study the ADOS-2 Manual. You can purchase and complete associated post-test materials for obtaining Independent Study credits (LMS-605MCE) to receive 6 contact hours of professional continuing education credit for learning the ADOS-2 Manual.
2. Use the ADOS-2 Training Video Program Upgrade (LMS-606) to obtain additional training focused on the new Toddler Module. You can purchase and complete associated post-test materials for obtaining Independent Study credits (LMS-606CE) to receive 12 contact hours of professional continuing education credit for learning the materials.
3. Practice using the ADOS-2 on cases that are not part of formal evaluations, and become completely familiar with the ADOS-2, including the updated administration, coding, and scoring guidelines and the new Toddler Module.
4. If you are involved in formal research that may be published in peer-reviewed journals, you must also take a research training workshop, which is followed by exercises to establish item coding accuracy to a specific criterion. If you have already received research training in the ADOS, you may need to update it for the ADOS-2. WPS is not involved in the research training workshops. For information on these courses, please visit: https://autism.ucsf.edu/training