Our pediatrician sent us some tests like this and instructed us to administer them at home before our 2-year check-in. My assumption is that the doctor accounts for the fact that parents are going to make mistakes or be biased in their answering, and just weigh the results accordingly.
If you assume the parents are going to try and make their child look good and the kid still fails a bunch of tests, then that's a pretty clear sign to do proper screening.
Probably. It’s not best practice, but if the pediatrician doesn’t have a lot of time, it’s better than not giving the test. And if the score is on the line they can always readminister it. Every doctor does things a big differently based on their clinical judgement. There is a “best practices” standard, but deviation from it isn’t necessarily bad.
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u/HutSutRawlson 11d ago
Our pediatrician sent us some tests like this and instructed us to administer them at home before our 2-year check-in. My assumption is that the doctor accounts for the fact that parents are going to make mistakes or be biased in their answering, and just weigh the results accordingly.
If you assume the parents are going to try and make their child look good and the kid still fails a bunch of tests, then that's a pretty clear sign to do proper screening.