# 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

| Answer Options        |  
| -------------------- |  
| Often or Always      |  
| Sometimes            |  
| Rarely or Never     |  
| Is this a concern?   |

|  | Points           |  
| --- | ---          |  
|  | 0 or 10        |  
|  | 5              |  
|  | 0 or 10        |  
|  | Yes=5          |

(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