Parents may be relieved to know that there is a possible screening for autism as early as one years old.
Published in The Journal of Pediatrics a five-minute checklist may give indication or not for the disorder.
Identifying early signs of autism allows for the child to get treatment sooner and this will effect long term results for the child's development. Many autistic children don't get diagnosed until they are at school age and the lapse of treatment may be detrimental to the child's long term development and social behavior. Pediatricians screened infants at their 1 year well-baby check up using the "Communication and Symbolic Behavior Scales Developmental Profile Infant-Toddler Checklist." The questions the doctor asked the care taker included child's eye gaze, sounds, words, gesture and communication that is expected for that age group. Any of the children that failed the test were re-evaluated every 6 months until the age of 3.
The study consisted of 10,479 infants screened, 32 were diagnosed with ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder). The screening was accurate 75 percent of the time. The toddlers that had developmental delay 89 percent of those with language delay were referred for behavioral therapy. When pediatricians rated the study 96 percent rated the program positively and 100 percent continued using the screening as a precursor for early diagnoses of autism and developmental delays.
NIH/National Institute of Mental Health (2011, April 28). Five-minute screen identifies subtle signs of autism in one-year-olds. ScienceDaily. Retrieved April 28, 2011, from Five-minute screen identifies subtle signs of autism in one-year-olds
Published in The Journal of Pediatrics a five-minute checklist may give indication or not for the disorder.
Identifying early signs of autism allows for the child to get treatment sooner and this will effect long term results for the child's development. Many autistic children don't get diagnosed until they are at school age and the lapse of treatment may be detrimental to the child's long term development and social behavior. Pediatricians screened infants at their 1 year well-baby check up using the "Communication and Symbolic Behavior Scales Developmental Profile Infant-Toddler Checklist." The questions the doctor asked the care taker included child's eye gaze, sounds, words, gesture and communication that is expected for that age group. Any of the children that failed the test were re-evaluated every 6 months until the age of 3.
The study consisted of 10,479 infants screened, 32 were diagnosed with ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder). The screening was accurate 75 percent of the time. The toddlers that had developmental delay 89 percent of those with language delay were referred for behavioral therapy. When pediatricians rated the study 96 percent rated the program positively and 100 percent continued using the screening as a precursor for early diagnoses of autism and developmental delays.
NIH/National Institute of Mental Health (2011, April 28). Five-minute screen identifies subtle signs of autism in one-year-olds. ScienceDaily. Retrieved April 28, 2011, from Five-minute screen identifies subtle signs of autism in one-year-olds
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