At this stage of development BARS is suitable for
epidemiologic studies of children who may be exposed
to neurotoxicants or for other group comparisons, but
cannot be used to predict or evaluate an individual
child’s performance. This study lends support to the
use of BARS across diverse cultures, socioeconomic
groups, and languages which can help strengthen our
ability to aggregate data from disparate samples toward
understanding neurodevelopment in a variety of
circumstances.