The standardization of the Denver Developmental Screening Test on Arab children from the Middle East and north Africa

A total of 936 children of Arab ethnic origin and culture were tested for the purpose of the standardization of the Denver Developmental Screening Test (DDST) on children from the Middle East and North Africa. There were 457 males and 479 females included in the study, with a race distribution of 216 white, 96 black, and 624 of mixed racial origin. The sample was divided into three age groups, with the age-range all-inclusive being from birth to six years. Five social classes were included. Accordingly, a new DDST screening form was designed and presented for the population studied. Age norms of developmental milestones on the personal-social, fine motor-adaptive, language, and gross motor skills are presented here.