SINDA Standardized Infant NeuroDevelopmental Assessment

Standardized Infant NeuroDevelopmental Assessment (SINDA) has been developed as a screening instrument for infants aged 6 weeks to 12 months corrected age, to assist early detection of infants at high risk of neurodevelopmental disorders. It is the first developmental instrument to allow a comprehensive (360-degree approach) including “all” dimensions of development. It has three scales: a neurological (28 items), developmental (15 items per month of age; total 113 items) and socio-emotional scale (6 items). It can be used quickly in virtually any environment and requires only simple equipment, so excellent when financial and time considerations are important.

Author Appointments

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 Early detection of infants at high risk of neurodevelopmental disorders

Chapter 3 Design, psychometric properties and implementation of SINDA

Chapter 4 The neurological scale

Chapter 5 The developmental scale

Chapter 6 The socio-emotional scale

Chapter 7 Significance of SINDA findings

Index

Mijna Hadders-Algra, Professor of Developmental Neurology, University Medical Center Groningen Beatrix Children's Hospital, Institute of Developmental Neurology, the Netherlands.

Uta Tacke, Child Neurologist, University Children's Hospital (UKBB), Neuropaediatrics, Haemato-Oncology, Basel, Switzerland.

Joachim Pietz, Paediatrician, specialized in Child Neurology, Palliative Medicine, Center for Child and Adolescent Medicine, Medical Faculty, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.

Heike Philippi, Child Neurologist; Chair of the Centre for Child Neurology (Sozialpädiatrisches Zentrum) Frankfurt Mitte, Frankfurt am Main, and Associate Professor Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

Standardized Infant NeuroDevelopmental Assessment (SINDA) has been developed as a screening instrument for infants aged 6 weeks to 12 months corrected age, to assist early detection of infants at high risk of neurodevelopmental disorders. It is the first developmental instrument to allow a comprehensive (360-degree approach) including “all” dimensions of development. It has three scales: a neurological (28 items), developmental (15 items per month of age; total 113 items) and socio-emotional scale (6 items). It can be used quickly in virtually any environment and requires only simple equipment, so excellent when financial and time considerations are important.