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Why Project SKIP?
The need for screening is clear. According to recent findings, millions of children in the U.S. have social-emotional, cognitive, and developmental disorders that, left unidentified and untreated, can interfere not only with their performance in school, but also with their ability to build successful lives as adults. Autism spectrum disorders, in particular, have become much more prevalent.
Detecting social-emotional, cognitive, and developmental problems at a young age is as appropriate as detecting hearing, dental, or vision problems. Yet most children, even those who see doctors regularly, are never screened for these problems.
Good Instruments Improve Detection Rates
| Without Tools | With Tools | |
|---|---|---|
| Developmental Disabilities | 30% identified Palfrey et al. J Peds. 111.651-655,1987. |
70-80% identified Squires et al. JDBP. 17:420-427, 1996. |
| Mental Health Problems |
20% identified Lavigne et al. Pediatr. 91:649-655, 1993. |
80-90% identified Sturner. JDBP. 12: 51-64, 1991 |
Project SKIP is the only on-line program to assess for social-emotional, cognitive, and developmental issues—and to tell us not only that a child is having difficulty, but, more importantly, why.
SKIP I
Available through this website, SKIP I is an ambitious attempt to effectively and efficiently screen children for social-emotional, cognitive, and developmental delays through the use of on-line assessment instruments that parents and teachers complete on behalf of children from Pre-K (2 years of age) through Grade 12 (regardless of age).
SKIP II
Available in the near future, SKIP II is a new, more in-depth cognitive assessment instrument for use in the classroom by teachers or at home by parents. Contact for more information on SKIP II.
Only about 50% of children with developmental problems are identified before they enter school.