Ages and Stages Questionnaires (ASQ) : A Parent-Completed, Child-Monitoring System

by Bricker, Diane D.

• ISBN13: 9781557663689
• ISBN10: 1557663688
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-01-01
• Publisher: Paul H Brookes Pub Co

Summary

The Ages & Stages Questionnaires (ASQ) system provides a low-cost, reliable way to screen infants and young children for developmental delays or concerns in the crucial first 5 years of life. Parents complete simple 30-item questionnaires at designated intervals, assessing children in their natural environments to ensure valid results. Each questionnaire can be completed in just 10-20 minutes and covers five key developmental areas: communication, gross motor, fine motor, problem solving, and personal-social.Professionals convert parents' responses of yes, sometimes, and not yet -- in just a minute's time -- to corresponding scoring sheets, enabling them to quickly determine a child's progress in each developmental area.ASQ keeps costs down by providing photocopiable forms that can be mailed to parents and offers clear guidelines for determining whether children are at high or low risk in the various domains. It's a flexible, culturally sensitive, and economical way to track the developmental progress of young children.In response to user feedback, this updated edition includes eight additional questionnaires that extend the age range of the system and help to create a more authentic means of measuring the rapidly developing skills of young children.