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The ASEBA Approach The Achenbach System of Empirically Based Assessment ASEBA offers a comprehensive approach to assessing adaptive and maladaptive functioning. Developed through decades of research and practical experience to identify actual patterns of functioning the ASEBA provides professionals with userfriendly tools. Numerous studies demonstrate significant associations between ASEBA scores and both diagnostic and special education categories. You can relate ASEBA directly to DSM5 diagnostic categories by using the DSMoriented scales for scoring ASEBA forms.