ASQSE 2 Items by Behavioral Area.pdf

Items by Behavioral Area

This chart shows the seven behavioral areas and the specific ASQ:SE-2 items that fall into each area. These areas can be helpful to users as they interpret and discuss results with families.

Behavioral Area Abbreviated Item 2m 6m 12m 18m 24m 30m 36m 48m 60m
Self-regulation Can calm self? 7 8 10
Body relaxed? 9 10 8 5 4
Trouble falling asleep at naptime or night? 16 15 13 16
Calms within half hour with upset? 1 1 5 7 8 14 5 4 5
Cries for long periods of time? 8 9 9 9 11 9 19 8 9
Tries to hurt others (children, adults, animals)? 21 25 25 27 29 31 30
Does things over and over and gets upset when stopped? 11 21 10 21 22 22
Seems more active than other children? 12 16 16
Settles after exciting activities? 8 7 7 7
Stays with activities for at least [3, 5, 10, or 15] minutes? 11 13 18 13
Moves easily from one activity to another? 22 8 20 20
Destroys or damages things on purpose? 24 24 25 25
Total number of self-regulation items 4 5 6 6 6 8 9 9 9
Compliance Follows [simple or routine] directions? 19 18 20 18 24 24
Follows rules at home or child care? 12 11 13 15
Does what you ask? 12 11 13 15
Total number of compliance items 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 2
Adaptive functioning Trouble sucking from breast or bottle? 10 11
Stays awake for hour or more at one time during the day? 14 15
Feeding takes longer than 30 minutes? 11 12 12
Gets constipated or has diarrhea? 18 18 17 17
Eating problems [stuffing food, vomiting, eating nonfood]? 13 14 14 12 13 15 15 11 12
Sleeps at least [8 or 10] hours in a 24-hour period? 15 17 17 15 14 18 16 15 17
Hurts self on purpose? 23 23 25 22 23 23
Stays away from dangerous things? 23 23 26 26
Unusual interest in or knowledge of sexual language and activity? 30 32 32
Stays dry during the day? Goes to bathroom by self? 10 11
Note: Numbers next to next to abbreviated items indicate item number on the specific ASQ:S

Behavioral Area Abbreviated Item 2m 6m
Autonomy Checks that you are near when exploring? Explores new places?
Too worried or fearful?
Clings more than you expect?
Total number of autonomy items 0
Affect Likes to be picked up and held? Likes to be hugged or cuddled? 2
Stiffens and arches back when picked up? 3
Interested in things (people, toys, and foods)?
Seems happy?
Shows concern for other people's feelings?
Total number of affect items 2
Social-communication Makes sounds and looks at you while playing with you?
Makes sounds or gestures to get attention?
Smiles back at you?
Makes sounds back when you talk?
Looks at you and seems to listen when you talk? Turns head, looks, or smiles when you talk? Looks at you when you talk to him? 4
Makes babbling sounds?
Lets you know when [hungry, tired, uncomfortable, sick, hurt]? Lets you know feelings with gestures or words? Uses words for wants or needs? 5
Uses words to describe own and others' feelings?
Looks in the direction you point?
Tries to show you things?
Responds to name?
Uses sounds or gestures to communicate wants? Uses sounds, words, or gestures to let you know wants?
When you copy sounds baby makes, repeats same sounds back?
Shows you things by pointing and looking back at you?
Plays with objects by pretending?
Uses 2 words to ask for wants?
m 6m 12m 18m 24m 30m 36m 48m 60m
21 20 21 20 21 21
30 32 34 34 34
3 4 2 2
0 0 1 2 3 3 3 3 3
3 4 6 7 2 2 5 3
4 6 8 9
11 10 10 13 10 9 10
5 9 14 8
28 27
2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4
19
20
21
22
5 20 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
16
6 19 18 19 19 17 17 18
25 19 19
24 16 15 17
22
23 30 29
25 27
26
26 26 28 31
28 27 30

Behavioral Area Abbreviated Item 2m 6m
Social communication (continued) Pretends objects are something else?
Has simple back-and-forth conversations with you?
Total number of social-communication items 2 6
Interaction Smiles at you and family members? Laughs or smiles [with you and family members, when playing with you]? 2
Seems to enjoy watching or listening to people? Likes to play games such as Peekaboo? Likes hearing stories [and, or] singing songs? 6 7
Stays upset more than an hour when you leave?
Enjoy [feeding times, mealtimes] together? 12 13
Likes to play near or be with family and friends? Greets familiar adults? Talks or plays with familiar adults? 3
Looks for you when stranger comes near? Friendly with strangers?
Likes to be around other children? Plays next to other children?
Can name a friend? Takes turns and shares during play with children?
Other children like to play with child?
Likes to play with other children?
Total number of interaction items 2 3
General concerns and Overall comments Anyone shared concerns about behaviors? 16 23
Parent concerns about [eating, sleeping, or toileting behaviors/habits]? 17 24
Parent worries about [baby, child]? 18 25
What parent enjoys about [baby, child]? 19 26
Total number of general concerns and Overall items 4 4
Total number of ASQ:SE-2 items per interval 19

Excerpted from ASQ:SE-2 User’s Guide by Jane Squires, Ph.D., Diane Bricker, Ph.D., & Elizabeth Twombly, M.S.
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