Trivandrum Developmental Screening Chart

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]

Trivandrum Developmental Screening Chart
Purpose	developmental screening test for children

History

It was developed and designed at the Child Development Centre, SAT Hospital, Government Medical College, Trivandrum, Kerala in 1991.^[2]

Test

It was validated both at the hospital and the community level against the standard Denver Developmental Screening Test.^[2]

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.^{[citation needed]}

See also

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