Reports

Word Reports are generated for the currently displayed patient from the buttons in the sage-coloured reporting section of the Case Manager:

You cannot generate a Report while the interview is open, nor for a patient who has never been interviewed.

Full Report

The full report is the principal and usual report that you will generate after running an ASD assessment in the 3di.

A Word document is generated and saved in the child’s documents folder. The file name is based on the child's case ID — a child with case ID 000031 will have a report named Report_000031.

The Word document should open within a few seconds, but sometimes instead you will see a flashing Word icon in the taskbar at the bottom of your screen which you will need to click to make visible. Note that it takes some time for the report to be written, during which you may see the report content being actively composed. It is important not to interfere with Word until the report generation is completed.

Some of the report content depends on your 3di version. The 3di version number is shown in the title bar of the software while running, and also appears in the bottom left of every page in any report you generate. The first two digits of the version number denote the year, so for example 230122a is the 2023 version.

Report structure

The extended report includes the following components. In Word, you can see the report structure in the Navigation pane (Ctrl-F, or in the ribbon, click View → Show → Navigation pane). Below we use an example child named Sam.

3di assessment for Sam

Basic details of the child, referral, interviewer and interviewed, and the family’s account of presenting problems.

The family

Basic demographic details of the family and household members.

Sam's medical history

The child’s medical history. Medication and hospital visits.

Sam’s educational history

The child’s educational history. Schools attended, academic difficulties, and special abilities.

Sam's developmental history

Pregnancy and birth, motor skills, hearing, eating, bladder and bowel, sleeping behaviour.

Autism spectrum disorder

This section contains language milestones and the scored Children's Communication Checklist (CCC) table.

This is followed by a summary table on Restricted or Repetitive Behaviours and Interests (RRBI) which was removed in 2025.

DSM-5: ASD extended assessment

Present from 2013 onwards.

From 2013-2021, the tables are titled DSM-5 scales for ASD, Criterion A/B.

From 2022 onwards, the tables appear under a new heading DSM-5: ASD extended assessment and are titled DSM-5: ASD extended assessment, Criterion A/B.

This pair of tables give scores out of 100 based on the DSM-5 extended route for each of the symptomatic elements within Criteria A and B for ASD. See 3. DSM-5 extended.

DSM-5: ASD brief assessment

This section was added in 2022 and removed in 2025.

Two tables DSM-5: ASD brief assessment, Criterion A/B give tallied scores out of six based on the DSM-5 brief route for each of the symptomatic elements within Criteria A and B for ASD. See 4. DSM-5 brief. These tables are an alternative view to the section below, and were removed in 2025 in favour of that other format.

Tallies of 3 or more are considered in the abnormal range. The table is summarised as "Criteria met / might be met / cannot be met".

DSM-5: ASD brief assessment

This section was added in 2022.

Two tables DSM-5: ASD brief assessment, Criterion A/B give percentage scores based on the DSM-5 brief route for the seven sub-criteria within Criteria A and B for ASD. See 4. DSM-5 brief. These tables are an alternative view to the section above. From 2022-2024, both interpretations of the same responses are presented, once in each format.

DSM-5 scales for SCD, Criteria A and B

This table was introduced in 2015, and was removed in 2025.

This table presents Social (Pragmatic) Communication Disorder scores according to DSM‑5:

• a score out of 6 for each of the elements within Criteria A and B for DSM-5 SCD (Criterion A has three elements, Criterion B has one)

• each score tallies the number of positives among six questions probing impairing symptomatology

• the questions contributing to the SCD scores can be visited using the routes DSM-5_SCD_Criterion_A and DSM-5_SCD_Criterion_B. These routes were removed in 2025.

ASD Outcomes (renamed to ICD-10 ASD in 2022)

Exists in all versions of the 3di. However, from 2022 onwards this section is by default excluded from the report. Enable this section from the Preferences window. See Reports.

The Autism Spectrum Disorder subscales table records ASD outcomes according to ICD-10 and DSM-4 and derived from scores in the triad of behavioural domains (social reciprocity, communication, repetitive behaviours and interests) based on the questions in 1. ICD-10 extended.

The Developmental normality table records motor and language milestones, and age at onset of ASD symptomatology.

The tables are followed by Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnosis (ICD-10), or otherwise a reason why a diagnosis cannot be made due to missing information.

Syndromes associated with autistic features

Only present if you answered the relevant questions. Records your responses to the questions about Rett, Fragile-X, and Tuberous sclerosis.

Regression

Only present if you answered the relevant questions. Records any noted regressions in language, motor, play or toileting skills.

Comorbidities

Consists of a scoring table for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), any Conduct disorders (table is absent if none recorded), and any recorded Tic disorders.

Brief Report

The brief report is a short document containing only the scoring tables from the 2. ICD-10 brief and/or 4. DSM-5 brief assessments for ASD. All information about other disorders, and any qualitative information you captured concerning the child's developmental history and so on, are excluded.

A Word document is generated and saved in the child’s documents folder. The file name is based on the child's case ID — a child with case ID 000031 will have a report named Report_000031.

The Word document should open within a few seconds, but sometimes you will see a flashing Word icon in the taskbar at the bottom of your screen which you will need to click to make visible. Note that it takes some time for the report to be written, during which you may see the report content being actively composed. It is important not to interfere with Word until the report generation is completed.

Some of the report content depends on your 3di version. The 3di version number is shown in the title bar of the software while running, and also appears in the bottom left of every page in any report you generate. The first two digits of the version number denote the year, so for example 230122a is the 2023 version.

Report structure

The brief report includes the following components. In Word, you can see the report structure in the Navigation pane (Ctrl-F, or in the ribbon, click View → Show → Navigation pane). Below we use an example child named Sam.

DSM-5: ASD brief assessment

This section was added in 2022 and removed in 2025. This same section appears in the full report.

Two tables DSM-5: ASD brief assessment, Criterion A/B give tallied scores out of six based on the DSM-5 brief route for each of the symptomatic elements within Criteria A and B for ASD. See 4. DSM-5 brief. These tables are an alternative view to the section below, and were removed in 2025 in favour of that other format.

Tallies of 3 or more are considered in the abnormal range. The table is summarised as "Criteria met / might be met / cannot be met".

DSM-5: ASD brief assessment

This section was added in 2022. This same section appears in the full report.

Two tables DSM-5: ASD brief assessment, Criterion A/B give percentage scores based on the DSM-5 brief route for the seven sub-criteria within Criteria A and B for ASD. See 4. DSM-5 brief. These tables are an alternative view to the section above. From 2022-2024, both interpretations of the same responses are presented, once in each format.

DSM-5 scales for SCD, Criteria A and B

This table was introduced in 2015, and was removed in 2025. This same section appears in the full report.

This table presents Social (Pragmatic) Communication Disorder scores according to DSM‑5:

• a score out of 6 for each of the elements within Criteria A and B for DSM-5 SCD (Criterion A has three elements, Criterion B has one)

• each score tallies the number of positives among six questions probing impairing symptomatology

• the questions contributing to the SCD scores can be visited using the routes DSM-5_SCD_Criterion_A and DSM-5_SCD_Criterion_B. These routes were removed in 2025.

ASD Outcomes (renamed to ICD-10 ASD in 2022)

Exists in all versions of the 3di. However, from 2022 onwards this section is by default excluded from the report. Enable this section from the Preferences window. See Reports.

The Autism Spectrum Disorder subscales table records ASD outcomes according to ICD-10 and DSM-4 and derived from scores in the triad of behavioural domains (social reciprocity, communication, repetitive behaviours and interests) based on the smaller number of questions in 2. ICD-10 brief.

The Developmental normality table records motor and language milestones, and age at onset of ASD symptomatology.

The tables are followed by Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnosis (ICD-10), or otherwise a reason why a diagnosis cannot be made due to missing information.

Notes in the report

If you took any notes during the interview, these will be included in the report underneath the relevant section. For example if you made notes on questions in the DSM-5 ASD extended route, they will appear underneath the DSM-5: ASD extended assessment table.

Any notes also remain in the separate notes document, which you may edit and print separately if desired.

Including ICD-10 scores

Since 2022, the ICD-10 elements of ASD reporting only appear in the report if you have first selected the option Case Manager → Edit report preferences → ICD-10 ASD.

Comorbidities summary

A Word document is generated and saved in the child’s documents folder. The file name is based on the child's case ID — a child with case ID 000031 will have a report named Comorbidities_000031.

The Word document should open within a few seconds, but sometimes you will see a flashing Word icon in the taskbar at the bottom of your screen which you will need to click to make visible. Note that it takes some time for the report to be written, during which you may see the report content being actively composed. It is important not to interfere with Word until the report generation is completed.

The document covers whatever comorbidities you specify in the Comorbidities dialog.

Repeating a Report

• If you use a report button to repeat the generation of the corresponding report, the new material will be appended to the existing document, so that you can see the effects of any interview responses you may have added or changed without the risk of over-writing any editing you might have done of the original document. This can be confusing! By selective deletion, or copying and pasting elsewhere, you can quickly reduce the doubled-up report to preserve what you need from each part.

• The most recent content in a report will always be at the end — so go straight there if you’re looking for the effects of adding or changing interview responses.

• If you delete or rename an existing report, then a new document with the standard name is created when you repeat the generation of the report.

Route Reports

With the Responses recorded button you can generate a complete listing of the questions and entered responses for any Route you choose from the dropdown. The dropdown offers all the Routes provided by the 3di (System Routes), and all the Routes you have created yourself (Custom Routes). The creation of Custom Routes is described here.

Route reports open inside the 3di window as Access reports, from where they can be exported to the child’s documents folder as Word (.rtf), Excel (.xls) or Acrobat (.pdf) files. These reports are not editable within the 3di, and are not preserved unless exported – however, it’s a moment’s work to have them regenerated.

• There are Routes corresponding to most computed diagnostic outcomes. A route report enables you to review all the interview responses which contributed to a particular computed outcome.

• You can add narrative and detail to any final report you are preparing by copying and pasting from these exported reports.

• Reports are available however few questions may have been answered. If only certain elements of a Report are of interest to you, just complete the related questions and ignore the rest. Where Report content depends on omitted questions, a result is generated from the available responses and you are given details of the omitted questions.

Finding reports

To find a patient’s reports (and to see other 3di outputs relating to the patient, including the Notes file), use the Find dropdown in the Case Manager to move to the patient’s record, then click the Go to documents button.

Remember that the buttons which generate reports do exactly that: they’re not the way to find existing reports!

Editing Word Reports

Once a Report has been generated it has no further dependency on the 3di – you can edit it freely, rename, copy, move or delete it.

• The 3di ASD reports can be navigated, pruned and reordered using a “tree” of the headings in the documents. In Word 2010 and later you can open the Navigation Pane: find this under the View ribbon, in the Show group. Click on Headings in the Navigation Pane. You can then:

  • go to any heading by clicking on the heading

  • see or hide the sub-headings of a heading by clicking on the triangular icon at the heading’s left

  • see or hide all sub-headings by right-clicking over any text in the navigation tree and choosing Expand all or Collapse all

  • delete a heading and all the document content belonging to that heading by right-clicking on the heading and choosing Delete

  • move a heading and all the document content belonging to that heading by dragging the heading to a new position in the navigation tree

• In Reports you may want to remove from tables the columns listing omitted questions or similar material. You can use the Edit report preferences button in the Case Manager to ensure that such columns simply do not appear when the Full Report and Brief Report are generated. However, you might want to remove the columns selectively from just some tables. Columns are easily eliminated like this:

  • while editing the document in Microsoft Word, move the pointer slowly down to the head of the unwanted column until the pointer assumes the appearance of a bold black stubby downward pointing arrow

  • right-click to open a context menu

  • choose Delete Columns

Editing Excel Route Reports

Route Reports are exported in Excel format and are more easily read and manipulated if you do the following:

• reduce the widths of the first three columns

• change the font colour to black for any column where you find the text is not distinct (right-click the column letter, eg F, and choose the font colour through the menus/icons offered)

• click into cell C3 and then:

  • set-up Autofilter dropdowns for every column by using the shortcut <Ctrl + Shift + L>

  • on the View ribbon or toolbar choose Freeze panes (not Freeze top row or Freeze first column) so that the column headings in row 2 and the Section and Subsection labels in columns A and B remain visible when you scroll down or scroll right)

• move up by one row the contents of the ResponseOrStatus and Note_Content columns so that they are in the same row as the text of the questions to which they relate – here’s how:

  • select cells F5 and G5 (click over one and drag to the other; or click into F5 and then <Shift + Click> over G5)

  • press <Alt + E> to pop-up the Delete dialog

  • select Shift cells up

  • click OK

• you may then like to remove the now empty row which follows each row containing a Qid in column D:

  • <Ctrl + Click> on the row number of each empty row to highlight all and only the empty rows, then right-click over any one of the highlighted rows and choose Delete from the context menu which opens – you can do this a few rows at a time if a more ambitious approach is leading to errors!

  • for the most condensed arrangement at the cost of losing the Section and Subsection labels you might like to delete columns A and B and then delete the now empty rows the labels used to occupy – for which you can use the <Ctrl + Click> technique of the previous bullet