The Ages and Stages Questionnaire is a tool families can use to see how their child is growing and learning.
There are two types of questionnaires:
Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ-3) looks at five areas of development:
- Communication: How a child understands and uses words
- Gross Motor: How a child uses their arms, legs, and other big muscle movements
- Fine Motor: How a child uses their fingers, hands, and other small muscle movements
- Problem-Solving: How a child thinks, learns, and figures things out
- Personal-Social: How a child gets along with others and does things on their own
Ages and Stages Questionnaire: SE (ASQ:SE-2) looks at social, emotional, and behavioral skills:
- How a child gets along with others
- How a child manages their own behavior
- How a child recognizes feelings
- How a child expresses feelings
Families can choose to complete questionnaires in one of three ways:
- Online: Get an email with a link to the ASQ each time a screening is due. Fill out the ASQ online.
- Mail-in: Get paper copies of the ASQ mailed to your address. Fill out the paper copy and mail it back to us using the prepaid envelope included in your packet.
- Sparkler App: Download a free mobile app to access the ASQ, 100+ parenting tips, and 2000+ play-based learning activities
Families can sign up for Ages and Stages at any time during the child’s first five years.
- The ASQ-3 is sent out at 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 27, 30, 33, 36, 42, 48, 54 and 60 months of age
- The ASQ:SE-2 is sent out at 2, 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 48 and 60 months of age
After you fill out the questionnaire and send it back to us, a care coordinator will review it. The care coordinator will contact you to share information about your child’s development. They will also share fun learning activities. If there are any concerns, the care coordinator can help connect you to services and support in the community.
Families in Connecticut can sign up with 211 Child Development to get the questionnaires for free!
The ASQ-3 can be mailed or emailed in English or Spanish.
The Sparkler app offers the ASQ-3 and the ASQ:SE-2 in English, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, and French.
