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Guide for doctors and therapists
Totsguide in Your Practice
Screen milestones, find a child's level in each skill area, and hand the family a home program they can follow between visits.
PaediatriciansFamily physiciansChild development therapists
The care pathway
- 1Add the childUnder your doctor or therapist account.
- 2ScreenTrack & Act for milestones, 4 months to 6 years.
- 3AssessScope Profile or the Scope assessment sets a level per skill area.
- 4Prescribe home workThe Scope program matches daily activities to those levels.
- 5Invite the parentThe family continues at home. You follow the reports.
Getting set up
Your account and your children
Sign up as a professional
On the sign-up page, choose Doctor (paediatrician or family physician) or Therapist (child development specialist).
- Then add the first child: name, date of birth and gender.
- Add the gestation if the child was born early.
- The child appears under My Children. You manage their record.
Share with the family
Open the child, then Shared Access. Invite by email and pick a role.
- Parent: full access, including editing details and inviting others.
- Caregiver, doctor or therapist: can open the plan, record activities and complete checks.
- Someone who already uses Totsguide gets access right away. Others create a free account from the email.
Screening · 4 months to 6 years
Track & Act
A monthly milestone screen for the child's age band, with one illustration per question.
Free5–7 minutesMonthly
- 1Start the check for the child
The questions come from the child's current age band.
- 2Answer with the caregiver
Choose Yes only if the child does it 7–8 times out of 10.
YesNot yet - 3Read the result
A score out of 100 for the band, the skills on track, and ideas for what to practice next.
- 4Repeat monthly
Each check is kept under Reports, so you can see the trend between visits.
Track & Act is a screen, not a diagnosis. Use it to decide who needs a fuller assessment.
Full assessment · India site
Scope Profile
Eight skill areas, each its own questionnaire. Each area's points give a level and a functioning age range.
Switched on per accountSaves as you go
The eight skill areas
- Functional communication E-FC
- Labelling & describing E-LD
- Speech production & clarity E-SP&C
- Questioning skills E-QS from 18 mo
- One section
- Peer interaction S-PI
- Rule-based behaviour following S-RBF from 18 mo
- Visual perception skills C-VPS
- Reading C-Read from 30 mo
- Maths C-Maths from 30 mo
- One section
- One section
- One section
Sections marked with an age open only for children that age or older, and only after the earlier section's first questions are passed in a row (4 for language and social, 10 for cognition).
Open the child, then Scope Profile. Answer an area again if needed, and compare with past reports. The old app's Behaviour Barriers Assessment isn't included, as it never set a level.
Home program · 2 to 14 years
Scope Program
Daily early intervention activities set at the child's level in each skill area, with techniques for the parent.
Free assessmentReassess every 3 months
Levels, per skill area
UnderstandingExpressingThinkingSocialImitationPlayFine motorSelf-help
EarlyLevel 1
MidLevel 1
AdvancedLevel 1
EarlyLevel 2
MidLevel 2
AdvancedLevel 2
EarlyLevel 3
MidLevel 3
AdvancedLevel 3
- 1Set the levels
From a Scope Profile report, or the shorter Scope assessment (under 5 minutes).
YesSometimesNot yet - 2The plan fills in
Each activity has a goal, what you need, how to do it and the techniques to use, some with a video.
- 3The family logs each day
After an activity they answer How did it go today? A day counts when every answer is Yes.
- 4Review and reassess
The progress report shows scores, levels and trends. Reassess every 3 months.
Training · for doctors
Online Course
Early Diagnosis & Intervention for Developmental Delay, birth to 3 years.
12 modules93 chapters114 review questions
- 1Normal Development
- 2Red flags in Development
- 3Developmental Screening
- 4Introduction to Developmental Disorders
- 5Autism Spectrum Disorder
- 6Communication Disorder
- 7Neurodevelopmental Examination and Developmental Assessment
- 8Principles of Early Intervention
- 9Neonatal Intensive care Unit
- 10Management of language and Cognition in children
- 11Management of Motor Impairments
- 12Sensory Processing disorder
Course contentOpen a module and read its chapters in order.
Review questionsCheck yourself at the end of a module.
AssignmentsSeven modules have one. Send it by email from the assignment page.
DocumentsReference material for the whole course.
The course is in English and is switched on per account. Find it under Online course in the app once your access is set up.
Good to know
Quick answers
Who can see a child's records?
Only you and the family and care team you share the child with.
Can the parent do the checks at home?
Yes. Once invited, parents can run Track & Act and continue Scope activities.
What about babies under 2?
Dolphin gives families daily activities from birth to 2 years. Track & Act starts at 4 months.
Do parents pay for Track & Act?
No. Track & Act, its reports and the Scope assessment are free.
Totsguide · created by Dr. Nandini Mundkur, developmental paediatricianAre you a parent? Read the parent guide