The Autism Classification System of Functioning: Social Communication (ACSF:SC) is a five-level descriptive system based the World Health Organization’s International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF).  

The ACSF:SC will not replace any diagnostic tools or assessments, and it is not a test or a checklist. The ACSF:SC provides a standardized and simplified way for clinicians, therapists, teachers, and parents to talk about what a child’s social communication abilities are – what they CAN DO rather than what they cannot do, in two situations:

• When they are preforming at their best (Capacity)
• What they usually do (Typical Performance)

This information can then be communicated easily between parents and professionals (educator, clinicians) to help people understand and potentially improve a child’s social communication functioning in everyday life.