Reliability of the Participation and Sensory Environment Questionnaire: Community Scales.

Saggers et al. (2019) tested a new parent form called the P-SEQ: Community Scales. The form asks about sensory things that stop kids with autism from joining in at the park, store, or church.

Parents filled it out twice, two weeks apart. The team checked if answers stayed the same and if the form could tell autism from non-autism.

The form held together well. Internal consistency was high and test-retest numbers were solid. It also cleanly split the autism group from the comparison group.

In plain words: parents gave steady answers and the form flagged the right kids.

C et al. (1990, 1992, 1997) built the older BSE family. Those forms track core autism behaviors like hand-flapping or withdrawal. The P-SEQ keeps the short-format idea but shifts focus from behaviors to sensory barriers in real-life places.

Maciver et al. (2020) did something close. They made a teacher form for school participation. P-SEQ is the parent mirror for community settings. Using both gives you a full picture without extra work.

Eussen et al. (2016) also asked parents about sensory issues, but the BSIQ digs into repetitive habits. P-SEQ links those same sensory patterns to why kids avoid the library or the pool.

You now have a five-minute parent form that tells you which sensory landmines blow up community outings. Slip it into intake packets, pick the top two barriers, then pre-train coping skills before the next trip to the store. It saves session time and keeps families from guessing.