Ages and Stages Questionairre
Obviously, most of our kids are behind or you would not be reading this, right? But, do you have a good resource to evaluate your child at home?
Strollerderby has found one for us. “A questionnaire called “Ages and Stages” (ASQ) has been developed by the University of Eugene in an effort to try to catch possible delays sooner. Pediatricians give the questionnaire to parents who complete it at home while observing their children, up to age 5.”
A questionnaire called “Ages and Stages” was developed at the University of Oregon. In the last year, pediatricians with PeaceHealth Medical Group gave the surveys to parents of one- and two-year-olds to take home and complete. It asked parents to have their kids perform a number of tasks and record the results.
When all the surveys were studied, the number of kids found to have developmental delays had increased by 224%.
The survey helped Annie Clay determine that her son had some delays when it came to his speech.
“I had to sit down on the floor and go one-by-one to see if he could stack blocks or line blocks up or ask him to go do something like one or two directions,” she said.
A doctor who helped with the study says the questionnaires help provide information that is not always identified during well-child checkups.
“You’re a pediatrician and you’re in a hurry and you have so many things to talk about. Just reviewing all those milestones in a visit, its just not the same standardized reliable process,” explains Dr. Kevin Marks, a pediatrician.
According to the study, 12% to 16% of kids in this country have developmental or behavioral problems. But in about 80% them, those problems are not spotted as early as they could be.
Given this, is it possible that the assessments that pediatricians use today are not up to date, not correct? If that many children are falling behind, perhaps we need to readdress the checklists.
Go ahead and take the developmental test online.
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