The Capute Scales Test Kit

Pasquale J. Accardo, M.D., is Professor of Pediatrics at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond. He received his medical degree from Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York; completed his pediatric residency at James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, and obtained his developmental pediatrics training at the John F. Kennedy Institute for Handicapped Children (now called the Kennedy Krieger Institute), an affiliate of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland. He is subcertified in neurodevelopmental disabilities in pediatrics by the American Board of Pediatrics. Dr. Accardo is the author and editor of several books including "Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: The Clinical Spectrum" (York Press, 2001); "Austim: Clinical and Research Issues" (York Press, 2000), and "Developmental Disabilities in Infancy and Childhood, Second Edition, Volumes I and II" (Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co., 1996). The late Arnold J. Capute, M.D., M.P.H., was Professor of Pediatrics at the Kennedy Krieger Institute of The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

"[The] great advantages of The Capute Scales are that they are quick and inexpensive...and can be given reliably by a variety of clinicians."