As a clinician treating children with autism in public schools, university clinics and through home health care agencies, this investigator recognized two clinical needs: assessments that were quick, motivating and accurate and assessments that translate to real-life skills. The Rapid Assessment of Problem Solving (RAPS), traditionally applied to adults, has potential to provide clinicians with rich information regarding cognitive planning and mental flexibility used during problem solving tasks that directly influence activities of daily living. In this investigation the RAPS was used to evaluate 216 typically developing children (ages 7:0 -17:11). Initial results yield preliminary support for valid use of the RAPS with children. With approximately 50,000 children with autism turning 18 each year, clinician-friendly measurement tools are needed to assess results of interventions focused on helping children with autism transition into adulthood (Shattuck et al, 2012).