As part of a well-baby/well-child visit, your childs doctor should perform a developmental screening, asking specific questions about your babys progress. The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) list 5 behaviors warranting further evaluation: • Does not babble or coo by 12 months • Does not gesture (point, wave, grasp) by 12 months • Does not say single words by 16 months • Does not say two-word phrases on his or her own by 24 months • Has any loss of any language or social skill at any age Any of these 5 red flags does not mean your child has autism. Due to symptoms of the disorder varying, a child showing these behaviors should have further evaluations by a multidisciplinary team. This team may include a neurologist, psychologist; developmental pediatrician, speech/language therapist, learning consultant or other professionals knowledgeable about autism. For more information please visit: - cdc.gov/actearly - autism-society.org/about-autism/symptoms/
Posted on: Thu, 10 Apr 2014 11:02:38 +0000
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