Is ASQ-3 considered IRB-approved?
Each individual research study using ASQ needs to be individually approved with a specific institutional review board (IRB). A tool is not given blanket approval to be used in research studies across institutions. Numerous IRB-approved studies have been completed using ASQ at many universities and hospitals.
Does ASQ Online have a mobile app?
No, there is not an app for ASQ Online. However, ASQ Family Access pages are responsively designed, which allows the pages to adjust based on the size of the mobile device allowing for easy readability. We are currently exploring developing an app for parents.
What topics does the ASQ Training Institute cover?
At the ASQ Training Institute, you'll learn everything you need to know to instruct your colleagues in using ASQ-3 and ASQ:SE-2 to screen infants and young children for developmental and social-emotional delays. The three-day seminar will teach you how to implement ASQ-3 and ASQ:SE-2 effectively; score questionnaires…
Currently, our child care teachers fill out an ASQ-3 on children prior to parent-teacher conferences while a home visitor has parents fill out an ASQ-3 at home in the same timeframe. The 2 separate questionnaires can be discussed at the parent-teacher conference. However, we screen twice a year and having both teachers and parents complete the questionnaires means that there is a possibility of a teacher completing the same ASQ-3 interval two times and the parent completing it twice as well.
It is great to have both parents and child care providers complete the questionnaires and discuss results as your program is doing. Completing the same age interval four times is not ideal, especially if the child's scores were above the cutoffs during the first administration. One suggestion is to space your screeni…
What is the advantage of using the ASQ-3 Materials Kit rather than assembling the materials needed yourself?
The only advantage of using the ASQ-3 Materials Kit available from Brookes Publishing is the convenience factor. It is perfectly acceptable to assemble the materials needed for an ASQ-3 screening using the materials in a child's natural environment, such as their home or child care center. In fact, it is important to…
We are conducting screenings during a Healthy Kids Fair and only have approximately 15 minutes per child. One professional will help with ASQ-3 and another will help with ASQ:SE-2. Do you have any recommendations on how to do the tools in a modified version so that we can complete in our short time frame and do not have to print off so many pages? Which questions are critical?
There is no modified version of ASQ-3 or ASQ:SE-2, and it is unlikely to have parents complete both tools in less than 15 minutes. However, you could focus on ASQ-3 and only complete ASQ:SE-2 if a parent had concerns or the Personal-Social domain on ASQ-3 was low. To cut down on the amount of paper, you could consid…
When screening a child at 30 months, the parent reported many concerns, such as inability to understand when he talks, not liking to be held, only liking certain foods, and difficulty with transitions. The parent is concerned about possible autism, but the child's ASQ-3 scores are in the monitoring zone, not below the cutoff. What should I do?
In this situation, the ASQ developers would recommend that the child be referred for further evaluation based on the parents concerns, as well as scores close to the cutoff.
I have encountered certain challenges with the items in the Communication domain for several intervals of ASQ-3. Can I modify certain items to adapt them to our local language?
Programs are able to adapt items that are not culturally or linguistically appropriate for the population they serve. Learn more about adapting ASQ for diverse populations . If you are interested in creating an adapted version of the questionnaires for reproduction, you will need to obtain permission. You should …
What does the following statement from the Photocopying and Use Guidelines mean? This restriction is not meant to apply to reimbursement of usual and customary charges for developmental screening when performed with other evaluation and management services.
The Photocopying and Use Guidelines does not allow a program to charge parents for completion of the questionniares, except for the exact cost to print the questionnaires from the CD-ROM or photocopy the questionnaires. However, a program may charge insurance. Reimbursement of usual and customary charges for developm…
Does the ASQ-3 screen for hearing status? If yes, what specific questions address hearing? If no, do you recommend a hearing screening tool or a physical screening by an audiologist?
ASQ-3 does not directly screen for hearing, only indirectly as there are often language delays when hearing difficulties are present. The developers recommend screening by an audiologist. A physician can recommend an audiologist, or if a parent is concerned about hearing, they can call the early intervention/early ch…
