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== Overview ==
== Overview ==
The [[American Academy of Pediatrics]] recommends that all children be [[Screening (medicine)|screened]] for ASD at the 18- and 24-months using autism-specific formal screening tests.


==Screening==
==Screening==
The [[American Academy of Pediatrics]] recommends that all children be [[Screening (medicine)|screened]] for ASD at the 18- and 24-months using autism-specific formal screening tests.<ref name="Johnson">{{cite journal |journal=Pediatrics |date=2007 |volume=120 |issue=5 |pages=1183–215 |title= Identification and evaluation of children with autism spectrum disorders |author= Johnson CP, Myers SM, Council on Children with Disabilities |doi=10.1542/peds.2007-2361 |pmid=17967920 |url=http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/120/5/1183 |laysummary=http://aap.org/advocacy/releases/oct07autism.htm |laysource=AAP |laydate=2007-10-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |journal=Autism |date=2006 |volume=10 |issue=1 |pages=11–35 |title= Screening for autism spectrum disorders: what is the evidence? |author= Williams J, Brayne C |doi=10.1177/1362361306057876 |pmid=16522708}}</ref>
The [[American Academy of Pediatrics]] recommends that all children be [[Screening (medicine)|screened]] for ASD at the 18- and 24-months using autism-specific formal screening tests.<ref name="Johnson">{{cite journal |journal=Pediatrics |date=2007 |volume=120 |issue=5 |pages=1183–215 |title= Identification and evaluation of children with autism spectrum disorders |author= Johnson CP, Myers SM, Council on Children with Disabilities |doi=10.1542/peds.2007-2361 |pmid=17967920 |url=http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/120/5/1183 |laysummary=http://aap.org/advocacy/releases/oct07autism.htm |laysource=AAP |laydate=2007-10-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |journal=Autism |date=2006 |volume=10 |issue=1 |pages=11–35 |title= Screening for autism spectrum disorders: what is the evidence? |author= Williams J, Brayne C |doi=10.1177/1362361306057876 |pmid=16522708}}</ref>
=== Screening options ===
=== Screening options ===
Screening tools for ASD include:<ref>{{cite journal |journal= Acta Paediatr |date=2008 |volume=97 |issue=5 |pages=539–40 |title= The challenge of screening for autism spectrum disorder in a culturally diverse society |author= Wallis KE, Pinto-Martin J |doi=10.1111/j.1651-2227.2008.00720.x |pmid=18373717}}</ref>
Screening tools for ASD include:<ref>{{cite journal |journal= Acta Paediatr |date=2008 |volume=97 |issue=5 |pages=539–40 |title= The challenge of screening for autism spectrum disorder in a culturally diverse society |author= Wallis KE, Pinto-Martin J |doi=10.1111/j.1651-2227.2008.00720.x |pmid=18373717}}</ref>
* Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (M-CHAT)
* Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (M-CHAT)
* The Early Screening of Autistic Traits Questionnaire
* The Early Screening of Autistic Traits Questionnaire
* The First Year Inventory; initial data on M-CHAT and its predecessor CHAT  
* The First Year Inventory; initial data on M-CHAT and its predecessor CHAT.  
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=== High Risk Individuals ===
=== High Risk Individuals ===
Following signs are reason to have a child evaluated by a specialist without delay:
Following signs emphasizes the screening of a child for ASD without delay:
*No [[babbling]] by 12 months.
*No [[babbling]] by 12 months.
*No [[Gesture|gesturing]] (pointing, waving goodbye, etc.) by 12 months.
*No [[Gesture|gesturing]] (pointing, waving goodbye, etc.) by 12 months.

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Overview

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that all children be screened for ASD at the 18- and 24-months using autism-specific formal screening tests.

Screening

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that all children be screened for ASD at the 18- and 24-months using autism-specific formal screening tests.[1][2]

Screening options

Screening tools for ASD include:[3]

  • Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (M-CHAT)
  • The Early Screening of Autistic Traits Questionnaire
  • The First Year Inventory; initial data on M-CHAT and its predecessor CHAT.

High Risk Individuals

Following signs emphasizes the screening of a child for ASD without delay:

  • No babbling by 12 months.
  • No gesturing (pointing, waving goodbye, etc.) by 12 months.
  • No single words by 16 months.
  • No two-word spontaneous phrases (not including echolalia) by 24 months.
  • Any loss of any language or social skills, at any age.

References

  1. Johnson CP, Myers SM, Council on Children with Disabilities (2007). "Identification and evaluation of children with autism spectrum disorders". Pediatrics. 120 (5): 1183–215. doi:10.1542/peds.2007-2361. PMID 17967920. Lay summaryAAP (2007-10-29).
  2. Williams J, Brayne C (2006). "Screening for autism spectrum disorders: what is the evidence?". Autism. 10 (1): 11–35. doi:10.1177/1362361306057876. PMID 16522708.
  3. Wallis KE, Pinto-Martin J (2008). "The challenge of screening for autism spectrum disorder in a culturally diverse society". Acta Paediatr. 97 (5): 539–40. doi:10.1111/j.1651-2227.2008.00720.x. PMID 18373717.

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