General Administration - Ages and Stages

General Administration

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• A parent questioned the ASQ-3 age interval selected for her child even though the child's age fell in the age window. The parent was concerned that the selected interval was setting her child up for failure. How can we accurately explain why a given age interval was chosen and help alleviate parent concerns?

• After discussing results with parents or caregivers, what information should be given to the parent: the completed questionnaire, the score sheet, and activities? What information should the professional keep?

• Are parents able to demonstrate tasks on ASQ-3 to the child unless otherwise instructed not to?

• Are the master questionnaires on the CD-ROMs interactive or modifiable?

• Can I charge parents, caregivers, or other service providers a fee for the questionnaires?

• Can the ASQ-3 and ASQ:SE-2 be administered by a family educator or home visitor?

• Is a consent form mandatory? Why would one get a consent form?

• Is it possible for some families to opt out of screening? Should we encourage them to participate but honor their request if they decline?

• Is it possible for some families to opt out of screening? Should we encourage them to participate but honor their request if they decline?

• Sometimes a questionnaire cannot be completed during one home visit. Can the questionnaires be completed across two visits and still remain valid and reliable?

• Sometimes children refuse to answer questions or attempt activities. How do I determine if a child isn't displaying the skill because they can't or because they don't want to? Does it matter?

• We misplaced the master of a questionnaire. How do I get another copy?

• We use ASQ-3 and ASQ:SE-2 during our Child Find activities. We have the parents make appointments and then send them the questionnaires to complete ahead of time. We're seeing that more and more of our parents are unable to answer the questions for a variety of reasons so we were considering asking staff complete the questionnaires and then conferencing with the parent to compare the scores and finalize. The staff would not be familiar with the child, though. Does that present any concerns? Do you have other suggestions?