Caregiver Report

Evaluating Caregiver Report of Developmental Delays in Young Children
Evaluating Caregiver Report of Developmental Delays in Young Children 1024 681 Mary Bates, PhD

Caregiver-report measures of cognitive skills correlate with direct assessments by clinicians. Researchers from Nationwide Children’s Hospital report that a standardized caregiver interview can effectively identify children at risk for cognitive developmental delays. The findings suggest that caregiver-report measures may be useful in assessing young children, particularly when direct clinical assessment is not feasible. For children…