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Overall Assessment of the Speaker's Experience of Stuttering (OASES™)

Author(s): J. Scott Yaruss, PhD & Robert Quesal, PhD
(in collaboration with Craig Coleman, MA for ages 7-17)

A measure of the effect of stuttering on a person’s life.

At a Glance:

  • Administration: 20 minutes or less; Paper-and-pencil (computer administration available for the Ages 18+ form
  • Scores: Impact Scores and Impact Ratings for four sections (General Information, Your Reactions to Stuttering, Communication in Daily Situations, and Quality of Life) and Overall Score

    Scoring Options: Hand scoring (5 minutes or less), mail-in scoring, and Q Local™ software (Ages 18+ form only)

  • Publication Date: 2010
  • Ages / Grades: Ages 7:0+
  • Language: English; Spanish (Ages 18+ form only)

Product Summary

Overview

Available Now!

With fewer items and age-appropriate modifications, the record forms for ages 7-12 and 13-17 provide deeper insight into the impact of stuttering on a young person than traditional fluency assessment. New data collected from January through June 2010 support the criterion-referenced scores for each form.

The OASES assessment uniquely measures the impact of stuttering on a person’s life—unlike most other stuttering instruments, which focus mainly on the frequency and type of stuttering events. This brief, yet comprehensive self-report is built on a solid theoretical foundation to help you assess the impact of stuttering in multiple life situations. Use this evidence-based tool to support effective intervention.

Kit Ordering Hint

  • If you would like to order the new test kit for ages 7-12 only, use product number 30418.

  • If you would like to order the new test kit for ages 13-17 only, use product number 30419.

  • If you would like both age ranges, order either of the test kits above PLUS the other packet of record forms for the additional age range (ages 7-12 record forms—30416; ages 13-17 record forms—30417).

Users & Applications

  • Part of an initial diagnostic evaluation
  • Interview tool during intervention
  • Collaborative treatment planning tool with your client
  • Outcome measure
  • Progress monitoring tool to evaluate treatment strategies

Content & Administration

Each question is scored on a Likert scale from 1–5. Responses are totaled into Impact Scores
and Impact Ratings (Mild through Severe) for each of the four sections:

  • General Information
  • Your Reactions to Stuttering
  • Communication in Daily Situations
  • Quality of Life

There also is an overall score.

Features & Benefits

  • Provides a quick and easy self-assessment that adds to a comprehensive evaluation
  • Enables insight beyond a numerical stuttering severity rating
  • Helps you better understand the complexity of a stuttering condition
  • Allows you to evaluate the speaker’s perceptions about stuttering behaviors, the speaker’s reactions to stuttering, and difficulties he or she may have in performing daily activities that involve communication
  • Offers the first published measure designed to examine functional communication difficulties and quality of life for those who stutter
  • Promotes self-awareness for a person who stutters of how the condition affects different areas of his or her life, including school, work, home, and social settings

Psychometric Information

  • Based on the author‘s adaptation of the World Health Organization’s original ICIDH and current ICF frameworks
  • Developed using a varied sample of individuals who stutter, ages 7:0–78:11
  • Criterion-referenced
  • Produces a descriptive Impact Rating
  • Scores are not age- or ability-based, since stuttering is not an age- or ability-specific communication disorder


Scoring & Reporting

Overview

Use one of these convenient scoring options:

  • Traditional paper-based administration and scoring (all forms): Buy the hand-scoring starter kit and administer and score as you typically do.
  • Q Local™ software (Ages 18+ form only): Purchase an annual license to the Q Local software for computer-based administration, scoring, and reporting—the first year is free! Then, buy a Q Local starter kit to try out the program.

  • Mail-in scoring services (Ages 18+ form only): Don’t have time to score and write a report? Buy the mail-in starter kit with simplified, scannable answer sheets. Administer to your client on paper and then send the answer sheet to us—we’ll do the scoring and send it to you complete with a written report promptly!

Details & Pricing

Kits


OASES Hand-Scoring Starter Kits
QtyCodeNamePrice
30410OASES Hand-Scoring Starter Kit - Ages 18+ - English - Includes OASES Technical Manual and 25 Record Forms$75.50
30411OASES Hand-Scoring Starter Kit - Ages 18+ - Spanish - Includes OASES Technical Manual and 25 Record Forms$75.50
30418OASES Hand-Scoring Starter Kit - Ages 7–12 - English - Includes: Technical Manual and Ages 7–12 Record Forms (25)$75.50
30419OASES Hand-Scoring Starter Kit - Ages 13–17 - English - Includes: Technical Manual and Ages 13–17 Record Forms (25)$75.50
30420OASES Hand-Scoring Starter Kit - Ages 7-18+ - English - Includes: Manual, Ages 18+ (25), Ages 13–17 Form (25), Ages 7–12 Form (25)$145.50

OASES Mail-In Scoring Starter Kits
QtyCodeNamePrice
30412OASES Mail-In Scoring Starter Kit - English - Includes Technical Manual, 3 Record Forms, and 3 Interpretive Reports$64.50
30413OASES Mail-In Scoring Starter Kit - Spanish - Includes Technical Manual, 3 Record Forms, and 3 Interpretive Reports$64.50

Q Local/OASES Starter Kits
QtyCodeNamePrice
30414Q Local/OASES Starter Kit - English - Includes Technical Manual, 3 Record Forms, and 3 Q Local administrations$64.50
30415Q Local/OASES Starter Kit - Spanish - Includes Technical Manual, 3 Record Forms, and 3 Q Local administrations$64.50

Record Forms


Q Local/OASES Record Forms - English
QtyCodeNamePrice
30401Q Local/OASES Record Forms - English - Pkg. of 25$30.75

Q Local/OASES Record Forms - Spanish
QtyCodeNamePrice
30402Q Local/OASES Record Forms - Spanish - Pkg. of 25$30.75

OASES Hand-Scoring Record Forms - English
QtyCodeNamePrice
30403OASES Hand-Scoring Record Forms Ages 18+ - English - Pkg. of 25$36.50
30416OASES Hand-Scoring Record Forms - Ages 7–12 - English - Pkg. of 25$36.50
30417OASES Hand-Scoring Record Forms Ages 13–17 - English - Pkg. of 25$36.50

OASES Hand-Scoring Record Forms - Spanish
QtyCodeNamePrice
30404OASES Hand-Scoring Record Forms - Spanish - Pkg. of 25$36.50

Report Pricing Options


OASES Mail-In Reports
QtyCodeNamePrice
30405OASES Mail-In Scoring Interpretive Report - English - Price includes answer sheet and scoring
30406OASES Mail-In Scoring Interpretive Report - Spanish - Price includes answer sheet and scoring
30407OASES Mail-In Scoring Profile Report - English - Price includes answer sheet and scoring
30408OASES Mail-In Scoring Profile Report - Spanish - Price includes answer sheet and scoring - Spanish

Q Local Reports
QtyCodeNamePrice
51680Q Local/OASES Profile Report - Price per administration
51681Q Local/OASES Interpretive Report - ice per administration
51682Q Local/OASES Progress Reports$0.00

User's Guides and Manuals


OASES Manuals
QtyCodeNamePrice
30400OASES Technical Manual$50.50

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