SWYC Resources

Rasheed, M. A., Mughis, W., Elahi, K. N., & Hasan, B. S. (2021). A Family-Centered Intervention to Monitor Children’s Development in a Pediatric Outpatient Setting: Design and Feasibility Testing. Frontiers in Health Services, 1, 739655.

Romem, S., Katusic, M., Wi, C. I., Hentz, R., & Lynch, B. A. (2024). A retrospective cohort study analyzing the changes in early childhood development during the COVID-19 pandemic. Early Human Development, 192, 105991.

Smith, N., Sheldrick, R.C. & Perrin, E.C. (2012). An abbreviated screening instrument for autism spectrum disorders. Infant Mental Health Journal, 34, 149-155.

Wallis, K. E., Guthrie, W., Bennett, A. E., Gerdes, M., Levy, S. E., Mandell, D. S., & Miller, J. S. (2020). Adherence to screening and referral guidelines for autism spectrum disorder in toddlers in pediatric primary care. PloS one, 15(5), e0232335.

Zablotsky, B., Black, L.I., Sheldrick R.C., Perrin, E.C. & Blumberg, S.J. (2022). Assessing the validity of the Baby Pediatric Symptom Checklist using a nationally representative household survey. Academic Pediatrics, S1876-2859. PMID: 36351514.

Freitas-Costa, N. C., Farias, D. R., Alves-Santos, N. H., Scincaglia, R., Normando, P., Rugani, I., … & Kac, G. (2025). Factors associated with early childhood development: results from the Brazilian National Survey on Child Nutrition (ENANI-2019). BMJ Public Health, 3(1).

Shabbir, S., Mahmood, K., Jamal, N., Ara, G., Fawad, B., & Salahuddin, S. (2025). Association of Possible Developmental Delays with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, and Risk Factors in Children Under Six in Karachi, Pakistan: A Cross-sectional Study: Association of Developmental Delays with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders. Pakistan Journal of Health Sciences, 88-94.

Loo, K. K., Yang, S. J., & Cheng, J. C. (2025). Autism screening using the parent’s observation of social interactions in a large integrated healthcare system. The Journal of Pediatrics, 278, 114434.

Sheldrick, R.C., Marakovitz, S., Garfinkel, D., Carter, A.S., Perrin, E.C. (2020). Comparative accuracy of developmental screening questionnaires. JAMA Pediatrics, 174(4), 366-374. PMID: 32065615.

Bode, S. M., Denny, S., Masonheimer, A., Irwin, M. K., & Hutton, J. (2025). Comparison of Literacy and Developmental Screening of Preschool-Aged Children During Primary Care. Pediatrics, e2024069941.

Sheldrick, R.C., Neger, E., Perrin, E.C. (2012). Concerns about development, behavior & learning among parents seeking pediatric care. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 33, 156-60. PMID: 22183104.

Moreira, R. S., Magalhães, L. D. C., Siqueira, C. M., & Alves, C. R. L. (2019). Cross-cultural adaptation of the child development surveillance instrument” Survey of Wellbeing of Young Children (SWYC)” in the Brazilian context. Journal of Human Growth and Development, 29(1), 28-38.

Wu, S. S., Pan, H., Sheldrick, R. C., Shao, J., Liu, X. M., Zheng, S. S., … & Jiang, F. (2025). Development and validation of the Parent-Reported Indicator of Developmental Evaluation for Chinese Children (PRIDE) tool. World Journal of Pediatrics, 1-9.

Rasheed, M. A., Mughis, W., Niaz, M., & Hasan, B. S. (2022). Do parental stimulation practices modify the effect of child’s health status on early developmental risk? Findings from a hospitalized cohort. Early Child Development and Care, 192(12), 1998-2007.

Moreira, R. S., Guimarães, M. A. P., Magalhães, L. D. C., Moreira, J. M., & Alves, C. R. L. (2025, July). Early symptoms of autism spectrum disorders and association with Brazilian children’s development and behavior. In CoDAS (Vol. 37, No. 4, p. e20240306). Sociedade Brasileira de Fonoaudiologia.

Sheldrick, R.C., Schlichting, L.E., Berger, B., Clyne, A., Ni, P., Perrin, E.C., Vivier, P.M. (2019). Establishing new norms for developmental milestones. Pediatrics, 144(6). PMID: 31727860.

Sheldrick, R. C., & Perrin, E. C. (2013). Evidence-Based Milestones for Surveillance of Cognitive, Language, and Motor Development. Academic Pediatrics, 13(6), 577-586. PMID: 3993976

Freitas-Costa, N. C., Farias, D. R., Alves-Santos, N. H., Scincaglia, R., Normando, P., Rugani, I., … & Kac, G. (2025). Factors associated with early childhood development: results from the Brazilian National Survey on Child Nutrition (ENANI-2019). BMJ Public Health, 3(1).

Schlichting, L., Vivier, P., Berger, B., McDermott, Sheldrick, R.C. (2023). From Descriptive to Predictive: Linking Childhood Developmental Screening Results with Educational Outcomes in Kindergarten. Academic Pediatrics, 23(3): 616-622. PMID: 35940569.

Weitzman, C. (2019). How can we support children and families with information gleaned from developmental screening?. Pediatrics, 144(6), e20192936.

Matsuura, Y., Richter, F., Block, G., Rosen, C., & Katz, C. (2025). Implementing the SWYC: A Quality Improvement Project and Its Impact on Care Delivery. medRxiv, 2025-01.

Sheldrick, R.C., Bair-Merritt, M., Durham, M.P., Rosenberg, J., Tamene, M., Bonacci, C., Daftary, G., Tang, M.H., Sengupta, N., Morris, A., Feinberg, E. (2022). Integrating pediatric universal behavioral health care at federally qualified health centers. Pediatrics, 149(4): e2021051822. PMID: 35347338.

Sheldrick, R.C., Garfinkel, D. (2017). Is a positive developmental-behavioral screening score sufficient to justify a referral? A review of evidence and theory. Academic Pediatrics, 17, 464-470. PMID: 28286136

Melo, M. L., Yamazaki, D. A. T., Santos, L. L. D., Souza, J. M. D., & Moreira, R. S. (2025). Is there a relationship between parental concern and suspicion of developmental delay? Revista Paulista de Pediatria, 43, e2024187.

Sheldrick, R.C., Birudavol, J., Hirshfeld-Becker, D., Carter, A.S., Perrin, E.C., Dutta, A., Benheim, T.S., Holcomb Scarpelli, J.M., Boudreau, A.A., Jellinek, M.S., & Murphy, M. (2025). Longitudinal stability and predictive value of socio/emotional/behavioral screening in an Outpatient Pediatric Network. Academic Pediatrics, 25(3), 102618.

Eisenhower, A., Martinez Pedraza, F., Sheldrick, R.C., Frenette, E., Hoch, N., Brunt, S.M., & Carter, A.S. (2021). Multi-stage screening in Early Intervention: a critical strategy for improving ASD identification and addressing disparities. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 51(3): 868-883. PMID: 32144605.

Sobral da Silva, P. F., Eickmann, S. H., Arraes de Alencar Ximenes, R., Ramos Montarroyos, U., de Carvalho Lima, M., Turchi Martelli, C. M., & de Barros Miranda-Filho, D. (2020). Pediatric neurodevelopment by prenatal Zika virus exposure: a cross-sectional study of the Microcephaly Epidemic Research Group Cohort. BMC Pediatrics, 20(1), 472.

Carbone PS, Campbell K, Villalobos M, Stuart A, Ellzey A, Stoddard GJ, … & Stipelman C. Primary care autism screening with the parent’s observations of social interactions. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 2025; 1-11.

Wallis, K. E., Rivera, L. B. D., Guthrie, W., Bennett, A. E., Mandell, D. S., & Miller, J. S. (2021). Provider responses to positive developmental screening: disparities in referral practices?. Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, 42(1), 23-31.

Gerdes, M., Garcia-Espana, J. F., Webb, D., Friedman, K., Winston, S., & Culhane, J. (2019). Psychometric properties of two developmental screening instruments for Hispanic children in the Philadelphia region. Academic pediatrics, 19(6), 638-645.

Brown, C. M., Dillon, B., Toth, C., Decker, E., Alexander, R. N., Chandawarkar, A. R., … & Snyder, D. A. (2023). Quality improvement to eliminate disparities in developmental screening for patients needing interpreters. Pediatric Quality & Safety, 8(4), e679.

Silva, P. Y. F., Lima da Cruz, M. C., Guerra Azevedo, I., Moreira, R. S., Sousa, K. G., & Pereira, S. A. (2023). Risk of global developmental delay in infants born from mothers with COVID-19: a cross-sectional study. International Journal of Women’s Health, 467-474.

Benheim, T.S., Murphy, J.M., Sheldrick, R.C., Dutta, D., Holcomb, J.M., Hirshfeld-Becker, D.R., Carter, A.S., Riobueno-Naylor,A. Ver Pault, M., Holmén, J., Boudreau, A., Jellinek, M.S., Perrin, E.C. (2022). Screening Infants through Adolescents for Social/Emotional/Behavioral Problems in a Pediatric Network. Academic Pediatrics, S1876-2859. PMID: 36280038.

Salisbury, L, Nyce, J.D., Hannum, C., Sheldrick, R.C., Perrin, E.C. (2018). Sensitivity and Specificity of 2 Autism Screeners Among Referred Children Between 16 and 48 Months of Age. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 39, 254-258. PMID: 29570569.

Matsuura, Y., Richter, F., Block, G., Rosen, C., & Katz, C. (2025). Survey of Well-being of Young Children: Implementation and Impact on Care Quality. Pediatric Quality & Safety, 10(5), e843.

Perrin, E. C., Sheldrick, C., Visco, Z., & Mattern, K. (2016). The survey of well-being of young children (SWYC) user’s manual. Boston, MA: Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center.

Moreira, R. S., Magalhães, L. D. C., Siqueira, C. M., & Alves, C. R. L. (2018). “Survey of Wellbeing of Young Children (SWYC)”: how does it fit for screening developmental delay in Brazilian children aged 4 to 58 months? Research in developmental disabilities, 78, 78-88.

Sheldrick, R.C., Henson, B.S., Merchant, S., Murphy, M.J., Neger, E., Perrin, E.C. (2013). The Baby Pediatric Symptom Checklist (BPSC): Development and initial validation of a new social/emotional screening instrument for very young children. Academic Pediatrics, 13, 72-80. PMID: 3763819.

Sheldrick, R.C.,* Carter, A.S.,* Eisenhower, A., Mackie, T.I., Cole, M.B., Hoch, N., Brunt, S., Martinez Pedraza, F. (2022). The effectiveness of screening in Early Intervention settings to improve diagnosis of autism and reduce health disparities: a difference-in-differences analysis. JAMA Pediatrics, 176(3) 262-269. PMID: 34982099. *Dr. Sheldrick and Dr. Carter contributed equally as co-first authors

Sheldrick, R.C., Henson, B.S., Merchant, S., Murphy, M.J., Neger, E., Perrin, E.C. (2012). The Preschool Pediatric Symptom Checklist (PPSC): Development and initial validation of a new social/emotional screening instrument. Academic Pediatrics, 12, 456-467. PMID: 3907071.

Smith, A. L. C. A. E., Patterson, A. L. C. P. E., Flake, A. F. C. E. M., Center, R., & McChord, J. B. L. (2022). The Survey of Well-Being in Young Children (SWYC): Implementation and Lessons Learned from a Military Treatment Facility.

Whitesell, N. R., Sarche, M., Trucksess, C., & Tribal Early Childhood Research Center Swyc Community Of Learning. (2015). The survey of well‐being of young children: Results of a feasibility study with American Indian and Alaska Native communities. Infant Mental Health Journal, 36(5), 483-505.

Serres, S. K., & Chen, C. (2017). Utilizing trauma admissions as an opportunity to identify developmental and behavioral concerns. The American Journal of Surgery, 214(4), 661-665.

Suman, P., Mushtaq, I., & Tandon, R. (2022). Validation of Hindi translation of survey of well-being of young children tool in Indian children. Indian Pediatrics, 59(7), 539-542.

Claudia Regina Lindgren Alves, Rafaela Moreira, Isabela Scherrer, Brenda Godoi, Marcelo Amaral, Flavia Machado, Samara Costa, Livia Magalhaes (2018). Validity of the Survey of Wellbeing of Young Children (SWYC) to screen developmental delay in Brazilian children aged one to 65 months. Pediatrics; 142 (1_MeetingAbstract): 766.

Sheldrick, R.C., Frenette, E., Vera Jones, J.D., Mackie, T.M., Martinez-Pedraza, F., Hoch, N., Eisenhower, A., Fettig, A. & Carter, A.S. (2019). What drives detection and diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder? Looking under the hood of a multi-stage screening process in Early Intervention. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 49(6), 2304-2319. PMID: 30726534.