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Developmental Screening Tools ✅ Flashcards

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What are the commonly used developmental screening tools?

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  • Denver II
  • Griffiths MDS
  • Bayley-III screening test
  • PEDS
  • PDQII
  • ASQ
  • M-CHAT
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What ages is Denver II used for?

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Birth to 6 years

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What does the Denver II assessment allow?

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Comparison with reference populations

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How is Denver II interpreted?

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The more tasks that 90% of the reference population, but not the individual child, achieved, the more likely the child has a developmental problem requiring further assessment

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What equipment is required for Denver-II assessment?

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  • Ball to throw or kick
  • Some one-inch cubes
  • Cup
  • Crayons
  • Bell or rattle
  • Some simple toys
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What are the advantages of Denver II?

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  • Minimal equipment required
  • Takes around 20 mins
  • Quick and easy to learn
  • Allows for parental report of items not observed in clinic
  • Gives estimated age at which 25%, 50%, 75%, or 90% of children achieve a skull, which is useful as rough gauge of how child’s result compares to population
  • Can be used to monitor progress over time
  • Parents may find pictorial representation of progress helpful
  • Screening can highlight children needing further evaluation
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What are the limitations of Denver II?

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  • Does not detect subtle difficulties
  • Single observation/assessment may miss problems
  • Only covers up to 6 years of age
  • Only detects around 50% of children with developmental need
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What has happened to the use of Denver II?

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Is has fallen out of use in many organisations

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Is Denver II used as a screening tool of well children?

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No

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What does Griffiths Mental Development Scales (MDS) assess?

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Multiple developmental domains

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How can the scores from assessing the domains in the Griffiths MDS be interpreted?

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They can be be combined to provide a general developmental quotient (GDQ), and separate subquotients (DQs) for each area of development

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How many Griffith’s MDS are there?

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Two - 0-2 years and 2-8 years

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What subscales are there in the 0-2 Griffiths MDS?

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  • Locomotor
  • Personal-social
  • Language
  • Hand-eye coordination
  • Performance
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What additional subscale is in the 2-8 Griffiths MDS?

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Practical reasoning

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What can Griffiths MDS be used for?

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  • Detailed overview of development at the time

- Monitor progress and response to interventions

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What are the disadvantages of Griffiths MDS?

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  • Requires specific training and experience to use
  • Needs different sets of test items for each scale
  • Takes around an hour to administer, and longer to score and write report
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Who uses Griffiths MDS?

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Tends to be restricted to paediatricians and psychologists who specialise in developmental concerns

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Who is the Bayley-III Screening Test used in?

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Children aged 1-42 months who require more detailed evaluation

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How long does the Bayley-III screening test take?

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15-30 minutes

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How long does the full Bayley-III take?

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90 minutes

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What is assessed by parental questioning in the Bayley-III test?

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Social-emotional and adaptive behaviour

22
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What is performance in the Bayley-III test compared to?

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Others of the same age

23
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Who is the Bayley-III used by?

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Mainly by specialist paediatricians and researchers

24
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Why is the Bayley-III mainly used by specialist paediatricians and researchers?

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It requires extensive training to be able to perform it correctly

25
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Where has the Bayley-III been used extensively?

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In research projects

26
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What does PEDS stand for?

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Parents’ Evaluation of Developmental Status (PEDS)

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What ages is PEDS used for?

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0-8 years

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What is PEDS based on?

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Reported abilities

29
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What are the advantages of PEDS?

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Very quick to administer

30
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How many questions does PEDS have?

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10

31
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What does PEDS aim to cover/

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Areas of concern about development, behaviour, and emotional/mental health

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How can PEDS be performed?

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As clinician-led interview or as self-report questionnaire by parent

33
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What is the limitation of PEDS?

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Although useful as a stimulus to discussion, cannot replace clinical examination and observation for evaluating development

34
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What ages is PDQ II used for?

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Birth-6 years

35
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Who completes PDQ II?

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Parents or carers, but requires brief initial explanation by clinician

36
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How long does PDQ II take parents to complete?

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Around 10 minutes

37
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What is the PDQ II designed to do?

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Highlight areas for the clinician to explore in more details

38
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What ages is ASQ (Ages & Stages Questionnaire) used in?

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4 months - 5 years

39
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What is used for different ages with the ASQ?

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A different proforma

40
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What does ASQ cover?

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  • Gross motor
  • Fine motor
  • Problem-solving
  • Communication
  • Social
41
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How many questions does the ASQ have?

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30 (6 per aspect)

42
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Who completes the ASQ?

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Parents or carers along with clinician

43
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How long does the ASQ take?

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Around 15 minutes

44
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How is the ASQ interpreted?

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A score is created for each area, and there are cut-offs for ‘normal’ that can prompt further discussion or referral

45
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What does M-CHAT stand for?

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Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers

46
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What is M-CHAT used for?

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Clinical, research, and educational purposes

47
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What is MCHAT specifically used to do?

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Screen toddlers between 16-30 months to assess for autism

48
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Is M-CHAT diagnostic for autism?

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No, but identifies children who require further evaluation

49
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What other assessment tools are used in neonates and infants?

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  • Neonatal behavioural assessment scale (NBAS)

- Bayley infant neurodevelopmental screener (BINS)

50
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What other assessment tools are useful in pre-school child?

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  • Child development inventories (CDI)
  • Paediatric symptom checklist
  • Batelle developmental inventory screening test (BDIST)
51
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What other assessment tools are useful in older children?

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  • Strengths and difficulties questionnaire

- Behaviour assessment system for children

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