Neurodevelopment and the Ages and Stages Questionnaire, third edition (ASQ-3)

Abstract

Description The ASQ-3 is a screening tool which provides information about the developmental status of children in five distinct developmental areas: communication, gross motor, fine motor, problem-solving, and personal-social. Written at the 4 th-6 th grade level, the ASQ-3 is designed to be user-friendly for families and can be administered electronically or through paper and pencil. It takes families 10-15 minutes to complete the ASQ-3. Due to the ASQ-3 being available at various age levels, developmental progress of the children to be tracked over time. The ASQ-3 is appropriate for screening children ages one month to 5.5 years. The ASQ-3 is scored using tallies based on the family responses to the age appropriate questionnaire ( yes , sometimes , and not yet ). The scores are compared to cutoff points. Scores below the cutoff indicate a need for further assessment; scores close to the cutoff call for a need for discussion and monitoring; and scores above the cutoff suggest that development is on track. Scoring the ASQ-3 takes 2-3 minutes. Qualifications and Training-Can be used by staff with varying levels of education and expertise-Little training required; can get training from watching DVD s or attending a training session-Train-the-Trainer options available Training DVD s (3 with one for ASQ-SE) $150 One full-day training with potential screeners $2500 + travel expenses Train-the-trainer (3 days with materials) $3500 + travel expenses Costs-Free downloadable tool kit, which includes helpful links to fact sheets, checklists, posters and charts to help educate families-Starter Kits: $275 (includes: 21 questionnaires and score sheets for the different age groups, ASQ-3 User s Guide and a Laminated version of the ASQ-3 Quick Start Guide )-Materials kit to conduct screening: $295-ASQ-PRO on-line system: $150/year for license; first year free use of screens; subsequent years $.50 per screen; if doing more than 5000 screens then price goes down Other-Screening tools available in French, Spanish and English-Psychometric studies based on normative samples of more than 18,000 questionnaires show high reliability, internal consistency, sensitivity, and specificity-The validity of ASQ-3 has been evaluated extensively. The sample includes 15,138 children that mirror the U.S. population in terms of race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic groups.-The concurrent validity (measured by comparing the percentage of agreement between the results of the parent-completed ASQ-3 questionnaires with the results of professionally administered standardized assessments) ranged from 74% for the