General Screens
Toddlers/Preschoolers (18-60 months)
Early Childhood Screening Assessment
(18-60 months)
- ECSA Screen (40 items); en Español
- Brief ECSA (24 items)
- DocumentEarly Childhood Screening - ECSS (4.35 MB)
- Information about the ECSA:
- ECSA Scoring Guide;
- Brief ECSA Scoring Guide
- ECSA Manual;
- Brief ECSA poster (Fallucco et al AACAP Annual Meeting 2016)
Preschool Pediatric Symptoms Checklist
Child's Family and Environment
Parental Depression
- Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (PHQ-2); en Español
- Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS); en Español
Clinical Information supporting parental screening
Environmental Safety
Problem Specific Screens & Resources
Screening Measures
- No non-proprietary, validated screens for preschoolers under 6 years old
Clinical Tools
Screening Tools
- We know of no non-proprietary validated measures for disruptive behaviors in this age group. The ECBI can be used for preliminary screening of disruptive behaviors
Screening Measures
- Preschool Anxiety Screen- good for tracking symptoms, but no cut-off score provided
- SCARED (8-18)- good for tracking symptoms; not validated in preschoolers
- Preschool PTSD (1/12-5)
- SCARED Child Version; Spanish (Anxiety)
Web Resources and Handouts
- DocumentSSRI Information for Families (2.02 MB)
Web-Resources
- Circle of Security (circleofsecurity.org) (information about attachment)
- Joinvroom.org (free app to promote brain development through interactions)
Screening Tools
- Preschool Feelings Checklist (3-6)
- PHQ-9 (Depression)
- PHQ-9 Scoring Instructions (Depression)
Resources
- DocumentSSRI Information for Families (2.02 MB)
Resources
Screening Measures
- Modified Checklist and Scoring for Autism in Toddlers (MCHAT-R); en Espanol; in Vietnamese; (more languages can be found at the following link: http://mchatscreen.com/mchat-rf/translations/ target="_blank")
- Parent's Observation of Social Interaction (POSI) and Scoring Guide
Clinical Tools
Local Resources
- Tulane Center for Autism and Related Disorders
- Autism Center at Children's Hospital
Web Resources
Screening Tools
- Patient Health Questionnaire -2 (parents); en Espanol
- Patient Health Questionnaire –9 (parents)
- Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (0-12 mo); en Espanol
- Edinburgh Information for Providers
Clinical Tools
Local Resources
- Healthy Start (for pregnant women or parents of children under 24 months in Orleans or Jefferson)