Batelle Developmental Inventory (BDI)

Posted on: March 3, 2017 | By: bbly | Filed under: Batelle Developmental Inventory (BDI)

Guidelines for Critical Review of Tests & Measures

  1. Descriptive Information
    1. Title, Edition, Dates of Publication and Revision*

Batelle Developmental Inventory Second Edition (BDI 2)

    1. Author (s)

Jean Newborg, 2004

    1. Source (publisher or distributor, address)

Available for purchase at Hough Mifflin Harcourt

http://www.hmhco.com/shop/k12/Battelle-Developmental-Inventory-BDI2/id/924573

    1. Costs (booklets, forms, kit)*

~$1,200 for the initial kit and manipulatives, electronic kits also available

    1. Purpose*

Comprehensive developmental assessment for infants and young children.

    1. Type of Test (eg, screening, evaluative; interview, observation,

Check list or inventory)*

Evaluative

    1. Target Population and Ages*

Birth- 7 years and 11 months old

    1. Time Requirements  – Administration and Scoring*

Can be 1- >3 hours depending on the child and the age

  1. Test Administration
    1. Administration

One examiner can perform, but easier to perform with at least 2 people. Can also be done with multiple disciplines at the same time (PT/OT/ST). There are 5 developmental domains in the test, they can be assessed in any order. The BDI 2 can be administered to children with various disabilities by using modifications. Spanish  and english versions available.

    1. Scoring

Each of the 5 domains ( Adaptive, personal-social, communication, motor, cognitive) can be scored individually but there is also a total score for all 5 domains. Each task is scored on a scale of 0-2.

0= child either did not attempt the response or gave the incorrect response.

1= attempted task or possible immersion of the skill but not performed well enough for full marks

2= skill has been mastered and milestone reached

    1. Type of information, resulting from testing

(e.g. standard scores, percentile ranks)

Percentile rank and confidence interval available

Resources:http://ucpalabama.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/bdi-2.pdf

 

Gastrointestinal (GI) issues in infant and children with autism (ASD) and developmental delays

Jiang X, Matson J, Cervantes P, Matheis M, Burns C. Gastrointestinal Issues in Infants and Children with Autism and Developmental Delays. Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities. 2017. doi:10.1007/s10882-017-9532-6.

1) The purpose of the article, study population, methods, outcome measures, intervention, results

Children with ASD often have other medical complications such as GI issues. GI issues include constipation, diarrhea, and food allergy/intolerance.

The purpose of the study: do GI problems have a significant impact on ASD symptom severity and developmental functioning in children?

112 participants, 17-37 months old. All participants came from the EarlySteps service in Louisiana ( statewide early intervention program). Participants split up into 4 groups: ASD w/o GI issues, ASD with GI issues, atypical development w/o GI issues, atypical development with GI issues.

Methods: This study used the BDI 2 and BISCUIT-  Part 1(Baby and Infant screen for children with autism traits). They were administered by EarlyStep service providers. Diagnostic labels for ASD were given by a psychologist.

No intervention provided. The researchers were just looking for a correlation.

2) Mention of the major strengths/limitations of the article

Limitations: GI difficulties are difficult to diagnosis accurately because the symptoms are often subjective, and the is especially the case in a child with ASD who has trouble communicating. In addition, food and diet were not accounted for which can play a BIG role in digestive/GI stress.

Strengths: Very large survey of people ( original 5317 surveyed children)

strong support from highly trained administrators and presence of a psychologist.

3) Overall conclusion.

Results: Although GI symptom prevalence was higher in participants with ASD than without, it was not significant. GI issues were found to NOT be related to ASD symptom severity. ANOVA tests performed for statistics.

Kids in the ASD groups differed significantly in ASD symptom severity from the atypical group. However, the two atypical groups did not differ from each other.

 

One response to “Batelle Developmental Inventory (BDI)”

  1. mcraig3 says:

    I think a strength of this test is that it can be done with multiple disciplines at the same time (PT/OT/ST), especially given its length of up to 3 hours depending on the child and the importance of strong communication between these three disciplines in patient care. I take it that the intra/inter-rater reliability is good? It seems that the BDI-2 was an appropriate measure for this study as it has an uncomplicated scoring system (ranging from 0-2) which could provide for a quick, general idea of whether or not correlation between the groups of subjects was evident. Thanks for sharing 🙂

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