Our early childhood center has new children start each September. How soon should we use the ASQ with these children?
Your program can use the Ages & Stages Questionnaires as soon as you’d like with children and their parents. Many programs have parents complete the questionnaires at the beginning of the year so the teachers have an idea of the child’s skills. If teachers will be completing the questionnaires, instead of parents, th…
Most parents don’t see their child interact with peers because they do this at preschool or child care. How will their answers to these questions be valid?
Most parents see their children interact with peers—during playdates, at birthday parties, at social events, in the neighborhood, in the community, on sports teams, and so forth. For children who have been in a preschool or child care environment, parents typically have seen and heard about their children’s social in…
Our agency is converting to an electronic health record and phasing out paper files. Are we allowed to scan completed ASQ forms into our EHR? Are we allowed to enter the domain scores for the ASQ-3 in our EHR?
Yes, users are allowed to scan a completed questionnaire, including the Information Summary sheet, and save a copy in your EHR system. Users are also allowed to enter domain scores into your EHR; it is also allowable to enter responses or scores for individual items on ASQ-3 or ASQ:SE-2 into your EHR system. Formal w…
Are the master questionnaires on the CD-ROMs interactive or modifiable?
No, the questionnaires on the CD-ROMs are in PDF format and are not fillable (interactive) or modifiable. The CD-ROMs are basically a more durable version of the paper forms. You can use the CD-ROMs to print the questionnaires and then photocopy them as needed. If your program is interested in personalizing the quest…
What do I need to order to use ASQ-3?
To start implementing ASQ-3 in your program, you should purchase a Starter Kit, available in English or Spanish. The Starter Kit contains a User's Guide, the Questionnaires (paper masters and CD-ROM with printable PDFs), and a Quick Start Guide. Additional helpful products include ASQ-3 Scoring & Referral training DV…
What is included in ASQ-3 User’s Guide?
The ASQ-3 User’s Guide gives professionals explicit guidance on every step of the ASQ-3 process, providing detailed information on everything from parent enrollment to scoring. Helpful appendices provide samples of all important forms and letters in English and Spanish, supplemental activity sheets for parents, an…
We work with families who know that their child has a delay, but is not receiving services. How should we use ASQ-3 with a child who will more than likely score below the cutoff?
In this situation, providers need to be sensitive to parents' concerns and feelings, especially if it is likely that ASQ-3 items will be difficult for the child. Asking parents about the strengths of their child and starting there is a good idea. You could even ask parents to complete the ASQ-3 areas out of order to …
I would like to use ASQ in my doctoral research. Do I need your permission to use the tool in my study?
If you plan to use the published versions of ASQ with no modifications or alterations in your research, written permission from the publisher is not required. If you plan to translate, adapt, or otherwise change the product, you should submit a request through the online form . The permissions process takes several …
The age calculator on the website sometimes gives an age that is slightly different than if I calculate by hand using the instructions in the User's Guide. Why does this occur?
The age calculator on the website and in the app stores uses an actual calendar to calculate a child's age. It takes into account which months have 30 days and which months have 31 days, and therefore provides a more precise age calculation. For ease of use, the manual calculation described in the User's Guides ass…
When calculating a child's age to choose the correct age interval, does the date administered count as a complete day in the calculation?
Yes, the administration date is counted as a full day when calculating age. But, the child's birth date is not counted. For example, if a child is born 5/20/2018, then on 5/20/2019 the child's age is 1 year, 0 days. For easy age calculation, use the online ASQ Calculator or download the free ASQ Calculator app from…
