How Do You Administer The ASQ Autism Screening Questionnaire?
The test formerly known as the Autism Screening Questionnaire, or ASQ, is now called the Social Communication Questionnaire or SCQ. It is given by a parent or caregiver and takes approximately 10 minutes to complete. The test is designed to be given to anyone above the age of 4 years old. However, even though a child may meet the physical age requirement, he must have a mental age that exceeds 2 years old for accuracy. Write down a list of your child’s behavior for the previous 3 months in a diary or journal. The current test form will look at the child’s behavior over a 3-month period. Write down particular behaviors that sparked the concern and led to you wanting to take the test. This test helps develop a more precise treatment plan to administer. Write down a history of the child’s lifetime behavior. This history will be less specific than the 3-month diary, since it will cover a greater period of time. Use this information to complete the lifetime history form. Determine which tes
