What does the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommend to pediatricians about conducting developmental screenings for young children?
The AAP is urging early developmental screening for ALL CHILDREN beginning at 10 months and screening for autism spectrum disorders (ASD) for ALL CHILDREN at 18 and 24 months. View their reports: Identification and Evaluation of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders and Management of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders. In addition, the AAP recommends that all children be formally monitored for developmental progress at every well-child care visit. Physicians should include social-emotional milestones in addition to the more traditional motor, cognitive, and language ones. They should have high index of suspicion, especially when parents have concerns about their childs language and social development. The guidelines also emphasize the fact that early diagnosis resulting in early, appropriate, and consistent intervention has been shown to be associated with improved long-term outcomes.
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