Childhood Autism Rating Scale

The Childhood Autism Rating Scale is a behavior rating scale intended to help diagnose autism. CARS was developed by Eric Schopler, Robert J. Reichier, and Barbara Rochen Renner. The childhood-autism rating scale was designed to help differentiate children with autism from those with other developmental delays, such as intellectual disability.
Although there is no gold standard among rating scales in detecting autism, CARS is frequently used as part of the diagnostic process. Development of the CARS began in 1966 with the production of a scale that incorporated the criteria of Leo Kanner and Creak, and characteristic symptoms of childhood autism.The original version of this test, the Autism Diagnostic Interview was published in 1989 and was correlated to the ICD-10 definition of...

Mini cars, big meet - The Daily Star

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Which roughly paints the picture of a scale model car collector’s meet. Elbows and cars were everywhere. The event had something to do with lunch but at 3, no one was wondering about food because the hunger was reserved for the display tables. Taimur Ali had his corner reserved for ridiculously detailed 1:18 cars from ACME and Autoart. Farhan Ahmed, Aasman and Waqar Ahmad displayed their hobby grade R/C cars that cost a sweet fortune to buy and run. These are not your run-of-the-mill 400tk RC cars available at Babul Brothers Departmental Store. Like a 1:1 car, you.

[via www.thedailystar.net]

1:8 scale Audi Q5s to compete in the Audi Autonomous Driving Cup - WorldCarFans.com

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Audi is one of the pioneers of autonomous driving technology and the company is hoping to encourage a new generation of engineers by hosting the Autonomous Driving Cup later this month. Set to take place at the Audi museum in Ingolstadt, the Autonomous Driving Cup will pit eight teams of university students against each other to see who can develop the most advanced 1:8 scale Audi Q5. Despite their small size, the cars are packed... As part of the event, the cars will compete on a challenging circuit that mimics real-life driving conditions. The cars will also need to perform a left turn across oncoming traffic, perform parking maneuvers, and automatically brake when an obstacle suddenly appears.

[via www.worldcarfans.com]

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1:8 scale Audi Q5s to compete in the Audi Autonomous Driving Cup Set to take place at the Audi museum in Ingolstadt, the Autonomous Driving Cup will pit eight teams of university students against each other to see who can develop the most advanced 1:8 scale Audi Q5. Despite their small size, the cars are packed with ... [...]

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Audi Autonomous Driving Cup 2016: piloted driving on a 1:8 scale Students develop software for automated-drive model cars Competition being staged for second time in Audi museum mobile Attractive prizes for young talents On a quest to create the piloted model car: The Audi Autonomous Driving Cup will be held for the ... [...]

[03/10/16, via AutoGuide]
Audi Hosts Self-Driving Model Car Race The cars, all 1:8 scale model Audi Q5s, will have to navigate a challenging circuit full of obstacles as fast as possible. Each team of five will be docked points for accidents, lost time or imprecise execution. While running the course, the models will ... [...]