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Autism Screening Questionnaire
Age:
12 months
13 months
14 months
15 months
16 months
17 months
18 months
19 months
20 months
21 months
22 months
23 months
24 months
Emotion and Eye Gaze
Do you know when your child is happy and when your child is upset?
Not Yet
Sometimes
Often
When your child plays with toys, does he/she look at you to see if you are watching?
Not Yet
Sometimes
Often
Does your child smile or laugh while looking at you?
Not Yet
Sometimes
Often
When you look at and point to a toy across the room, does your child look at it?
Not Yet
Sometimes
Often
Communication
Does your child let you know that he/she needs help or wants an object out of reach?
Not Yet
Sometimes
Often
When you are not paying attention to your child, does he/she try to get your attention?
Not Yet
Sometimes
Often
Does your child do things just to get you to laugh?
Not Yet
Sometimes
Often
Does your child try to get you to notice interesting objects—just to get you to look at the objects, not to get you to do anything with them?
Not Yet
Sometimes
Often
Gestures
Does your child pick up objects and give them to you?
Not Yet
Sometimes
Often
Does your child show objects to you without giving you the object?
Not Yet
Sometimes
Often
Does your child wave to greet people?
Not Yet
Sometimes
Often
Does your child point to objects?
Not Yet
Sometimes
Often
Does your child nod his/her head to indicate yes?
Not Yet
Sometimes
Often
Sounds
Does your child use sounds or words to get attention or help?
Not Yet
Sometimes
Often
Does your child string sounds together, such as
uh oh
,
mama
,
gaga
,
bye bye
,
dada
?
Not Yet
Sometimes
Often
About how many of the following consonant sounds does your child use: ma, na,
ba
,
da
,
ga
,
wa
,
la
,
ya
,
sa
,
sha
?
None
1–2
3–4
5–8
over 8
Words
About how many different words does your child use meaningfully that you recognize (such as
baba
for bottle;
gaggie
for doggie)?
None
1–3
4–10
11–30
over 30
Does your child put two words together (for example,
more cookie
,
bye bye Daddy
)?
Not Yet
Sometimes
Often
Understanding
When you call your child’s name, does he/she respond by looking or turning toward you?
Not Yet
Sometimes
Often
About how many different words or phrases does your child understand without gestures? For example, if you say “where’s your tummy” “where’s Daddy,” “give me the ball,” or “come here,” without showing or pointing, your child will respond appropriately.
None
1–3
4–10
11–30
over 30
Object Use
Does your child show interest in playing with a variety of objects?
Not Yet
Sometimes
Often
About how many of the following objects does your child use appropriately: cup, bottle, bowl, spoon, comb or brush, toothbrush, washcloth, ball, toy vehicle, toy telephone?
None
1–2
3–4
5–8
over 8
About how many blocks (or rings) does your child stack?
None
2 blocks
3–4 blocks
5 or more
Does your child pretend to play with toys (for example, feed a stuffed animal, put a doll to sleep, put an animal figure in a vehicle)?
Not Yet
Sometimes
Often
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