Ages and Stages Questionnaire

Developmental Screening with ASQ

Screening young children is an effective, efficient way for professionals to check a child’s development, help parents celebrate their child’s milestones and know what to look for next, and determine whether follow-up steps are needed. It’s also an essential first step toward identifying children with delays or disorders in the critical early years, before they start school.

The ASQ screening system has been tested extensively and is based on sound child development and assessment principles. Backed by almost 40 years of rigorous research, ASQ questionnaires are highly accurate in identifying children with developmental delays with excellent sensitivity and specificity. High validity and reliability have been demonstrated through detailed psychometric studies. To learn more about ASQ, click here.

ASQ-3: The Ages & Stages Questionnaires®, Third Edition (ASQ®-3) is a developmental screening tool that pinpoints developmental progress in children between the ages of one month to 5 ½ years. Its success lies in its parent-centric approach and inherent ease-of-use—a combination that has made it the most widely used developmental screener across the globe.

ASQ:SE-2: Early identification of social-emotional challenges can make all the difference to a young child. The proof is undeniable: the earlier a behavioral concern is identified, the greater the chance a child has for reaching [their] full potential in life. This is the driving force behind Ages & Stages Questionnaires®: Social-Emotional, Second Edition (ASQ®:SE-2)—a parent-completed, highly reliable system focused solely on social-emotional development in young children. Accurately identifying behavior through ASQ:SE-2 paves the way for next steps—further assessment, specialized intervention or ongoing monitoring, for examples—to help children reach their fullest potential during their most formative early years.

SRCPC staff is trained to complete both ASQ-3 and ASQ:SE-2. Every screening will result in activities for parents and caregivers to use at home that work on various areas of development.

Testimonials

“The ASQ assessment conducted by Sarah at SRCPC helped put me at ease as a first time mom. There is so much information on what babies should and shouldn’t be doing at each stage, and as a new mom just trying to learn my child, it became overwhelming to think about how to stay on top of supporting their development intentionally. I originally was apprehensive about the assessment as I didn’t want my child to be labelled, measured or “observed” by someone who doesn’t really know them. I expressed these concerns to Sarah and she put me at ease by saying that the assessment is meant to support us as parents to support our child, assessment results aren’t shared with anyone & the parent is positioned as the expert of their child. The assessment experience was so pleasant and safe. I realized as we went through it together, that I knew so much about my child’s strengths and areas of need. Once the assessment was done, I received a prompt follow up with relevant, tangible, and accessible activities/tasks to try with my child in the areas that she could use more support with. It was so easy to just try one thing every few days and pass along the information to my partner without much explanation. He’d reference it quickly and choose one thing to try with our child right in the moment. The assessment released a lot of lingering stress we were holding about supporting our child’s development. We didn’t want to over-program her, but we also knew that we should be doing something to purposefully support her development- we just didn’t know where to start. I definitely felt more confident about supporting my child’s development after the assessment and it left me feeling equipped and looking forward to the next assessment. I’d definitely recommend that parents do this if they want to learn about specific developmental indicators in their child at a particular stage. They will leave with more knowledge & confidence about their child’s development and have a streamlined collection of activities/tasks to work on with their child at their own pace.

- Sharla (Baby Love Participant)