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 it is not possible to have a parent (or a professional) complete a questionnaire all at one time. It may be better not to complete the ASQ all on one home visit and tire the child and parent. As long as the questionnaire is completed within a week or two from the start date, the results should still be vali…
What in-person training options are available?
We offer a variety of on-site ASQ seminars at your location and train-the-trainer institutes. Learn more about on-site seminars and ASQ Training Institutes . To inquire about arranging an on-site seminar, you can contact the Brookes On Location (BOL) Professional Development Coordinator at seminars@brookespublis…
For a child whose initial ASQ-3 fell into the monitoring zone and the rescreening completed 3 months later with the same interval showed typical development, how long do I wait for the next screening?
If a child scores above the ASQ-3 cutoffs indicating typical development, the child can follow the same routine screening protocol that your program has established for all children.
Can the PDF files of the ASQ questionnaires be downloaded on multiple workstations at our clinic? Is there a limit per the license?
As long as a location owns an ASQ CD-ROM, the PDF files are able to be saved on as many computers as you'd like at that physical location. There is no limit. The files can also be uploaded to a server accessible to people at that site (but not a server that is accessible by people across multiple physical locations).
I would like to add my program’s logo and contact information to the Family Information Sheet. May I do so without first obtaining permission from Brookes Publishing? May I make any other changes, additions, or deletions to the Family Information Sheet, or any other pages of the questionnaires?
You may add your program’s logo and contact information to the Family Information Sheet and/or remove the drawing of the mother and infant without seeking permission from Brookes Publishing. This is detailed in the ASQ-3 User’s Guide, beginning at the bottom of page 48, “At the top right of each family information sh…
What should a professional do if they observe something different than what the parent reported on the ASQ-3? Should the score be changed?
ASQ was developed and validated as a parent-completed tool, and many studies have found parents to be reliable evaluators of children's behavior. In a case where the professional knows the child well (e.g., child care teacher) and sees different behavior than reported on ASQ, an opportunity arises for discussion with…
We use the ASQ-3 Materials Kit but lost some of the wooden blocks. I can't find lead-free, non-toxic, 1-inch colored blocks. Do you know of a resource where these can be purchased? Do you know if they have to be exactly 1 inch in order to be used for ASQ-3?
The blocks don't need to be exactly 1 inch. They're intended to be the small kind you often find in a child's home—so they should be about 1 inch in size but certainly do not need to be exactly that size. Basically, you want to have small blocks available that a child can easily grip and hold in one hand and that can…
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…
What is new about the third edition of ASQ?
ASQ-3 features two new questionnaires (the 2 month and 9 month questionnaires); an expanded and more flexible age range for administration; a refined Spanish translation; new cutoff scores and a new monitoring zone; new standardization data; an updated user’s guide, and online data management and questionnaire comple…
Can I charge parents, caregivers, or other service providers a fee for the questionnaires?
No, fees other than or in excess of the exact cost to print the questionnaires from the CD-ROM or photocopy the paper forms may not be charged.
