Trivandrum Developmental Screening Chart Explained

Trivandrum Developmental Screening Chart
Purpose:	developmental screening test for children

Trivandrum Developmental Screening Test (TDSC) is a developmental screening test for children. It was developed by selecting 17 test items from BSID (Baroda Norms).^{[1] [2]}

History

It was developed and designed at the Child Development Centre, SAT Hospital, Government Medical College, Trivandrum, Kerala in 1991.

Test

It was validated both at the hospital and the community level against the standard Denver Developmental Screening Test.

With a sensitivity of 66.7% and specificity of 78.8%, it can be used even by community level health worker for mass screening and takes around 5 minutes to complete.^[2]Includes adequate mental and motor development milestones spread over the first 2 years. Requires only a pencil and a bunch of keys as test items.

See also

• Baroda Development Screening Test
• Denver Developmental Screening Test
• Goodenough–Harris Draw-A-Person Test

Notes and References

1. Ghai, OP; Paul, Vinod; Bagga, Arvind (2009). Essential Pediatrics, 7th Edition. CBS Publishers & Distributors Pvt Ltd. pp. 22–41. .
2. Nair. MK. August 1991. Trivandrum Developmental Screening Chart.. Indian Pediatrics. 28. 8. 869–72. 1725519. George, B. Philip, E. Lekshmi, MA. Haran, JC. Sathy, N.