Autism Screening and Diagnosis

Autism Screening and Diagnosis

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If at the next doctor's visit your pediatrician says she wants to screen your 18-month-old for autism, don't panic. She's just following new recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), which says every child should be screened for autism at 18 months and again at 24 months.

New Report Urges Autism Screening for All Children

If at the next doctor's visit your pediatrician says she wants to screen your 18-month-old for autism, don't panic. She's just following new recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), which says every child should be screened for autism at 18 months and again at 24 months.

Source: Education.com

Diagnostic and Statisical Manual of Mental Disorders Diagnostic Criteria for Autistic Disorder A total of six (or more) items from (1), (2), and (3), with at least two from (1), and one each from (2) and (3): Qualitative impairment in social interaction, as manifested by at least ...

Diagnostic Criteria for the Pervasive Developmental Disorders

Diagnostic and Statisical Manual of Mental Disorders Diagnostic Criteria for Autistic Disorder A total of six (or more) items from (1), (2), and (3), with at least two from (1), and one each from (2) and (3): Qualitative impairment in social interaction, as manifested by at least ...

Source: Centers for Disease Control (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)

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