Early detection of developmental delay and childhood disorders are important for early intervention. This study aimed to describe the distribution of responses in a large population-based survey, ...

The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care recommends against using a screening tool to identify developmental delay in children aged 1 to 4 years who have no apparent signs or parental ...

Early recognition of neurodevelopmental concerns and timely access to services have been shown to result in better outcomes for young children. But not all instruments are of equal value, and new ...

Screening young children for developmental delays, though they seem fine to their parents and pediatrician, does not reduce the chances that they will have learning difficulties and other problems ...

An estimated 5 to 10% of the pediatric population has a developmental disability. The current strategy to identify these children is through developmental surveillance, a continuous procedure in which ...

CALHOUN COUNTY, Mich. — Calhoun County families with children ages five and younger have a new way to help their children stay developmentally on track. Calhoun Intermediate School District launched ...

Pediatricians are far more likely to screen children for developmental delays than they were in the early 2000s, but many still fail to follow guidelines recommending that all kids be checked. A study ...

Among toddlers, spending a lot of time staring at screens is linked with poorer performance on developmental screening tests later in childhood, according to a new study. The study, published in the ...

Autism screening involves looking at a child’s development to see if their skills are progressing as expected for their age. Differences in their behavior, speech, and movement may be signs a child is ...

Riley Yeates 9, left, looks out towards the window while with her mother Kirsten Yeates at their West Sacramento home on Saturday, January 6, 2018. Riley didn’t receive an autism diagnosis until just ...