Something Wrong With Child?

[NightOwl]

Wednesday, which form of Ages & Stages do you use & is there a free version?

Someone here posted a free version and I bookmarked it. I'll see if I can find the link...

[Angelsj]

ASQ

Toward the bottom.
This child sounds like one who is either left in front of the TV, perhaps strapped into a jumper or seat early on, as well as left to her own devices for long hours in her crib. She is used to being alone and not being interactive with people.
I agree with Wednesday. The parents want you, the school or anyone else to "fix" their kid with no effort on their part.

[midaycare]

ASQ

Toward the bottom.
This child sounds like one who is either left in front of the TV, perhaps strapped into a jumper or seat early on, as well as left to her own devices for long hours in her crib. She is used to being alone and not being interactive with people.
I agree with Wednesday. The parents want you, the school or anyone else to "fix" their kid with no effort on their part.

This is just sad. I really try to screen people well, and the parents interviewed perfectly. I'm usually a pretty good judge of character. Dang it! Well, I'm sure this won't be the first time I get a "tv kid".

[NightOwl]

Yes that's it ^^^^!! Have you considered she may be on the autism spectrum? Lack of speech, empathy, outward communication, social interaction? I've been reading up on sociopathy, psychopathy, antisocial personality disorder, etc, and sooooo much of it goes back to early parenting. Something called pathogenic parenting actually encourages mental illness in children.
Not to say this child is for sure mentally ill. I'm just trying to point you in some possible directions.

[midaycare]

Yes that's it ^^^^!! Have you considered she may be on the autism spectrum? Lack of speech, empathy, outward communication, social interaction? I've been reading up on sociopathy, psychopathy, antisocial personality disorder, etc, and sooooo much of it goes back to early parenting. Something called pathogenic parenting actually encourages mental illness in children.
Not to say this child is for sure mentally ill. I'm just trying to point you in some possible directions.

This is my first time doing early, early education. I have worked with K-12, but this is my first go-around in birth-age 4. Besides my own son, of course. By the time I would get the kids, they would usually be diagnosed, or in the process of being diagnosed.

[midaycare]

ASQ

Toward the bottom.

I can't seem to find it on the link. It's Friday and I'm under-caffeinated. Help!

[Angelsj]

This is my first time doing early, early education. I have worked with K-12, but this is my first go-around in birth-age 4. Besides my own son, of course. By the time I would get the kids, they would usually be diagnosed, or in the process of being diagnosed.

They must have moved the links.
Here is the 24month one.

[midaycare]

They must have moved the links.
Here is the 24month one.

Thank you!

[MarinaVanessa]

If you wanted to you could also use the DRDP (Desired Results Developmental Profile). It let's you assess where the child is in every domain. Let me get to my laptop and I'll post links and more info. It might be helpful to use both the DRDP and the ASQ. You can give a copy of both to the parents and it may help them to give it to whoever does their child's official assessment.

[Blackcat31]

If you wanted to you could also use the DRDP (Desired Results Developmental Profile). It let's you assess where the child is in every domain. Let me get to my laptop and I'll post links and more info. It might be helpful to use both the DRDP and the ASQ. You can give a copy of both to the parents and it may help them to give it to whoever does their child's official assessment.

http://www.desiredresults.us/

Here is the link to the forms

[MarinaVanessa]

http://www.desiredresults.us/

Here is the link to the forms

And as always BC is on her game

Just in case you don't want to go fishing through the website for everything here it is:

DRDP for Infants and Toddlers (to age 3) PDF.
Really it's not that hard to fill one out. The only advice I can give you is that when you make assessments you give DCG 30 days to adjust to the new evironment and then assess her. This way she is more comfortable and less cautious (even though she may not show it the way most children show it). Also Assessments shouldn't be like a test, make them casual. Figure out what you want to assess first and then set out a few materials/toys/activities that can help you and then just sit back and observe or play along with her and have casual conversation. I wouldn't write anything down in front of her or press her for answers or to do things, it may make her nervous and then your results may not be accurate. You want the behavior to be natural, not forced

Infant/Toddler DRDP Rating Record PDF.
This is the score-sheet you use to record the observations/results.

If you need more help and more examples you can skip through the pages of the Infant/Toddler Learning Foundations. This is aligned to work with the DRDP and tells you about where a child should be based on general age range and gives you examples of what you might see in each of the categories.

I know they all have "CA Department of Education" plastered all over them but anyone can use them anywhere and really other states have something similar but they call them development "standards" instead of "foundation". You know CA, always has to do their own thing and be all frou-frou.

Another thing that I wanted to mention was that the ASQ is designed for parents to fill out. They fill it out and give it to you and it can/may help you when you fill out the DRDP. Sometimes you can't answer one of the "questions" because you haven't "observed" the behavior so you can use the ASQ answers to fill it out on the DRDP (just note that you got the answer from the parent etc.)

If you decide to use the DRDP and need help or have questions just let me know.

[midaycare]

If you wanted to you could also use the DRDP (Desired Results Developmental Profile). It let's you assess where the child is in every domain. Let me get to my laptop and I'll post links and more info. It might be helpful to use both the DRDP and the ASQ. You can give a copy of both to the parents and it may help them to give it to whoever does their child's official assessment.

That's a great help, thanks!

[midaycare]

http://www.desiredresults.us/

Here is the link to the forms

Thank you BC!

[sahm1225]

Could she be hard of hearing? That would explain her not really speaking and the soundless crying.

[MotherNature]

Could she be hard of hearing? That would explain her not really speaking and the soundless crying.

Iwondered this as well. Have her parents had a hearing test done or seen a speech pathologist? I'd recommend it.