An Introduction to ASQ®:SE-2

What is ASQ:SE-2?

• Parent-completed questionnaires that reliably identify young children at risk for social or emotional difficulties.

• Screens 7 key behavioral areas—self-regulation, compliance, communication, adaptive functioning, autonomy, affect, and interaction with people

The 7 Key Behavioral Areas

• Self Regulation: The child’s ability to calm or settle down or adjust to physiological or environmental conditions or stimulation.
• Compliance: The child’s ability or willingness to conform to the direction of others and follow rules.
• Adaptive Functioning: The child’s success or ability to cope with physiological needs.
• Autonomy: The child’s ability or willingness to self-initiate or respond without guidance.
• Affect: The child’s ability to demonstrate his or her own feelings and empathy for others.
• Social-Communication: The child’s ability to interact with others by responding or initiating verbal or nonverbal signals.
• Interaction with People: The child’s ability to respond or initiate social responses to parents, other adults, or peers.

How was ASQ:SE-2 developed?

• Developed as a complement to ASQ, developmental screening tool
• Work started in 1995 at University of Oregon
• Authors reviewed other standardized tests and studied the literature extensively
• First edition published in 2001; second edition published in 2015

What’s New for the 2 Edition

• 2 month questionnaire to screen infants as young as 1 month
• Expanded age range so you can screen children from 1–72 months
• New data and cutoffs based on updated research on more than 14,000 diverse children
• Monitoring zone cutoff that clearly identifies children close to the cutoff
• Quick Start Guide to help users implement ASQ:SE-2 accurately and effectively
• New behavior and communication items designed to elicit parent concerns that may point to autism and early communication issues

Why Choose ASQ:SE-2?

• Easy-to-use tool with deep, exclusive focus on children’s social and emotional behavior
• Allows professionals to quickly recognize young children at risk for social or emotional difficulties
• Identifies behaviors of concern to caregivers
• Identifies any need for further assessment
• Cost-effective, parent/caregiver-completed, photocopiable, and culturally sensitive

Features of ASQ:SE-2

• 2-, 6-, 12-, 18-, 24-, 30-, 36-, 48-, and 60-month intervals
• Available in English, Spanish, and French
• Competence and problem behaviors targeted
• Externalizing and internalizing behaviors targeted

Screen with ASQ:SE-2

• Step 1: Complete the questionnaire

• Each questionnaire has approximately 30 simply worded items
• Parents answer “often or always,” “sometimes,” or “rarely or never”

• Step 2: Score the questionnaire

• Scoring takes just 2–3 minutes

• Step 3: Share the results

• Scores falling above empirically-derived cutoff points mean the child should be referred for assessment

Scoring the ASQ:SE-2

(Discreet scoring code next to answer boxes for the items on the questionnaires: x = 10, v = 5, z = 0)

Scores falling above empirically-derived cutoff points mean the child should be referred for further assessment

Technical Data

• Investigated with more than 14,074 children; the sample mirrors the U.S. population in terms of race/ethnicity and includes all socio-economic groups
• Reliability – Test-retest: .89 (excellent) – Internal consistency: .84 (excellent)
• Validity – Investigated with more than 2,800 children. – .83 (excellent)
• Sensitivity – .81 (excellent)
• Specificity – .83 (excellent)

ASQ:SE-2 Starter Kit

Includes

– Box of 9 photocopiable paper masters of the questionnaires and scoring sheets and CD-ROM with printable PDF questionnaires – User’s Guide – Quick Start Guide

Set with Questionnaires in English US $295.00 · 2015 · Stock Number: 79611

Set with Questionnaires in Spanish US $295.00 · 2015 · Stock Number: 79628

ASQ®:SE-2 User’s Guide

• Includes instructions on setting up and using ASQ:SE-2
• Explains validity data
• Provides tips on cultural sensitivity
• Includes case studies and activities

English User’s Guide US $55.00 · 2015 · Stock Number: 79611

ASQ®:SE-2 Quick Start Guides

• A convenient, at-a-glance guide
• Provides scoring and administration basics
• Includes clear directions on selecting the correct questionnaire, scoring, and communicating results to parents

English · Pack of 5 · $30.00 · 2015 · Stock Number 76567
Spanish · Pack of 5 · $30.00 · 2015 · Stock Number 79604

ASQ® Online

• Web-based management and questionnaire completion system; available 24/7
• Automated scoring for accuracy
• Efficient reporting to help analyze progress
• Sample letters for communication with parents
• Import/Export functionality
• API functionality to transfer ASQ data to another data management system

Brookes on Location Training

• On site seminars from ASQ:SE-2 experts
• Seminars for all levels of users – Introductory seminar – Comprehensive seminar – Training of Trainers seminar – Combo trainings for ASQ-3 and ASQ:SE-2 also available

ASQ-3 & ASQ:SE-2 Training of Trainers Institutes

• Held annually in large U.S. city centers
• 3-day training from ASQ-3 and ASQ:SE-2 experts