Toolkit helps identify autism early on

Posted by Lisa Tate on April 10th, 2008

Matt’s post on Tuesday reported that the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends developmental surveillance and autism screenings at well-child visits before age three. It turns out AAP has developed a toolkit to support health care professionals in the identification and ongoing management of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD).

The toolkit is called Caring for Children …Read More » »

Gus & us: diagnosing autism early

Posted by Bob Glowacki on April 9th, 2008

It was great to read Matt’s post yesterday about Easter Seals Bay Area launching an Early Intervention Autism Program to serve children 18 months through 3 years old. A story about autism on the OnMilwaukee blog points out why programs like that are so necessary. The story features Gus, a client we serve at Easter Seals Southeast …Read More » »

Diagnosing autism before age 3

Posted by Matt McAlear on April 8th, 2008

Lisa Tate’s recent blog wondered about the myth that children can’t be diagnosed with autism before age three. In the past, doctors were hesitant to diagnose autism in children less than 2 years of age, mostly because of the relatively limited amount of research showing stability of such early diagnoses. Doctors were more likely to provide a Pervasive …Read More » »

Listening to families: early autism screening

Posted by Scott Fogo on October 31st, 2007

By now you’ve all seen the wave of media coverage about the American Academy of Pediatrics’ (AAP) two most recent reports on autism.

A national AP article broke the story Monday. Truth is, though, that AAP has been encouraging its membership to conduct early …Read More » »