Title of article :
The Child Evaluation Checklist (CHECK): A Screening Questionnaire for Detecting Daily Functional “Red Flags”of Underrecognized Neurodevelopmental Disorders among Preschool Children
Author/Authors :
Meyer, Sonya Laboratory of Complex Human Activity and Participation (CHAP) - Department of Occupational Therapy - Faculty of Social Welfare & Health Sciences - University of Haifa - Mount Carmel, Israel , Rosenblum , Sara Laboratory of Complex Human Activity and Participation (CHAP) - Department of Occupational Therapy - Faculty of Social Welfare & Health Sciences - University of Haifa - Mount Carmel, Israel , Zandani, Irit Ezra Laboratory of Complex Human Activity and Participation (CHAP) - Department of Occupational Therapy - Faculty of Social Welfare & Health Sciences - University of Haifa - Mount Carmel, Israel , Deutsch-Castel, Tsofia Neurodevelopmental Service - Maccabi Healthcare Services - Haifa - Northern District, Israel
Abstract :
Earlyidentificationofinvisiblecomorbidneurodevelopmentaldisorders,suchasspecificlearningdisorders,attention
deficithyperactivedisorders,anddevelopmentalcoordinationdisorders,iscrucialtoimprovingchildren’sdailyfunctionaldeficits
relatedtoexecutivefunctions.However,apracticalquestionnairetoaddressparents’concernsislacking.Aims.Todevelopa
reliableandvalidassessmenttoolthatcanidentifyyoungchildrenatriskforinvisibleunderrecognizedneurodevelopmental
disorders.ThisarticledescribesthedevelopmentandstandardizationoftheChildEvaluationChecklist(CHECK).Methods and
Procedures.Participantswere186childrenaged3to6years:91withsuspectedinvisibleneurodevelopmentaldisorders,and95
controlswithtypicaldevelopment.Parentscompletedademographicquestionnaire,theCHECK,andtheBehaviorRating
InventoryofExecutiveFunction-PreschoolVersion(BRIEF-P).Outcomes and Results.TheCHECK’sconstructvalidity
indicatedhighinternalconsistencyforeachpart(PartA:α=:94;PartB:α=:90)andmoderate-to-highconsistencyforeachof
PartA’sfourfactors.Significantcorrelations,aswellassignificantgroupdifferences,werefoundbetweentheCHECKfactors
andBRIEF-Pscores.Conclusions and Implications.UseoftheCHECKallowsfortimelyidentificationofsuspicious(“redflags”)
invisibleneurodevelopmentaldisorders.Itmaysupportparents’sufficientawarenessandknowledgetorefertheirchildrenfor
comprehensiveevaluationandintervention
Keywords :
Child Evaluation Checklist (CHECK) , Screening Questionnaire , Detecting Daily Functional , Red Flags , Underrecognized Neurodevelopmental Disorders , Preschool Children , SLD , ADHD
Journal title :
Occupational Therapy International
