Diagnostic Drawing Series

Join Dr. Kathryn Johnson, Anne Mills, and Barry Cohen for the first online DDS training. Offered by the Expressive Therapies Summit, the introduction to the DDS will be taught in 3 half days, November 20, 21, and 22. Register soon to allow yourself time to collect DDSs in order to have the best educational experience!

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The Diagnostic Drawing Series (DDS) About the Diagnostic Drawing Series (DDS) For art therapists and other mental health professionals who wish to incorporate drawings into...

Looking to purchase a DDS e-Packet? In February/March 2020, go to diagnosticdrawingseries.net
The main DDS site (which ends in .com) is under construction at this time.

Tessel de Jong Wins 2017 DDS Award
Her DDS Study Furthers Autism Research

Barry M. Cohen, founder of the Diagnostic Drawing Series project, announced the winner of the 2017 DDS research award is Tessel de Jong for the paper, “A new way to diagnose autism.” Ms. de Jong is a graduate in Creatieve Therapie from the Leeuwarden Stenden Hogeschool in the Netherlands. The study was completed with the support of Professors Marius den Otter, Celine Schweizer, and Esther Bouma. The continuing support for the DDS by Professor Gert van Dusseldorp and colleagues in the DDS werkgroep Nederland is warmly appreciated.

“This study further develops our understanding of art by people who are diagnosed with autism. Using the DDS, this project provides an increasingly solid foundation of information art therapists can use in planning treatment of those struggling with autism spectrum characteristics,” said Cohen. “Responsible studies like this one can help meet the needs of professional art therapists in many different sorts of workplaces in many countries.”

Ms. de Jong will receive a cash prize plus money to send the participants’ art to the DDS Archive in Virginia, where other researchers can also study the drawings.

The 2015 annual Researchers' Weekend is planned for March 14 and 15 in Washington DC. To participate, contact Anne Mills with your plan for what you want to accomplish. The necessary materials will be brought from the DDS Archive to be available for your use.

Diagnostic Drawing Series The Diagnostic Drawing Series (DDS) is a standardized assessment with strong evidence for reliability and validity. Uses artist-quality materials.

Barry Cohen brought this Japanese blog entry about the DDS to our attention: http://bit.ly/NctiHf

DDS(Diagnostic Drawing Series)