The Ages and Stages Questionnaire-Not an Outcome Measure

Amy K Connery; Alison M Colbert; Renee Lajiness-O'Neill

doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2025.6171

The Ages and Stages Questionnaire-Not an Outcome Measure

JAMA Pediatr. 2026 Feb 9. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2025.6171. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Amy K Connery¹, Alison M Colbert¹, Renee Lajiness-O'Neill²

Affiliations

¹ Children's Hospital Colorado, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora.
² UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

PMID: 41661621
DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2025.6171

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Plain language summary

This Viewpoint discusses the limits of using the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ) as a primary outcome measure of child development instead of its initial purpose as a developmental screener.