The purchase of the TASS manual includes access to the downloadable assessment tool for one user. If you would like to purchase additional downloads for multiple users please email [email protected]. For more information on the TASS and the Talkabout series, as well as helpful videos and guidance developed by the authors, please visit https://routledgelearning.com/TASS.

Talkabout Assessment of Social Skills (TASS) is an assessment tool using a software programme which allows education and healthcare professionals to input and analyse the assessment of social skills. It gathers information from key sources to provide a holistic view of a person’s social communication and uses rating scales to enable quantitative analysis of intervention.

The TASS includes a rating of a person’s social communication skills (nonverbal, verbal and assertiveness) but also assesses a person within a broader context of social skills including associated factors and quality of life indicators, and an assessment of self-awareness and self-esteem. The TASS is divided into five sections:

The TASS software programme is supported by an accompanying manual, which includes an overview of the resource and guidelines for each section, in addition to worked examples and photocopiable versions of the digital forms. This complete assessment tool is a valuable resource for anyone working the area of social communication and is suitable for use by both individual practitioners and teams.

TASS should be run on Windows 10 with Java 11 or above installed. For best performance, use a 15+ inch display, a 1920 x 1080 or higher resolution and an I5 or above processor. The TASS software is not suitable for Macs.