Children's Communication Checklist (CCC-2)

 Dorothy Bishop

The CCC-2 is the latest version of a checklist that has been in development for 10 years. The 70-item questionnaire completed by a caregiver screens for communication problems in children aged 4 to 16 years. It can be hand or electronically scored.

Use the CCC-2 to:

• Screen for children who are likely to have language impairment
• Identify pragmatic impairment in children with communication problems

• Assist in identifying children who may merit from further assessment for an autistic spectrum disorder.

Standard scores and percentiles are provided for each of the following 10 scales:

 A.Speech,

 B. Syntax,

 C. Semantic,

 D. Coherence,

 E. Inappropriate initiation,

 F. Stereotyped language,

 G. Use of context,

 H. Nonverbal communication,

 I. Social relations,

 J. Interests.

Two composites are derived:

The General Communication Composite (GCC) is used to identify children likely to have clinically significant communication  problems

The Social Interaction Deviance Composite (SIDC) can assist in identifying children with a communicative profile  characteristic of autism.