Without intervention, developmental delay (DD) and autism spectrum disorders (ASDs)
severely restrict children from reaching their developmental potential. Monitoring child …

Research on ASD in infancy has provided a rationale for developing screening instruments
for children from the first year of life to age of 18 months. A comprehensive literature search …

The literature on the importance of early identification and early intervention for children with
developmental disabilities such as autism continues to grow. The increased prevalence of …

Great efforts focus on early detection of autism spectrum disorder, although some scientists
and policy-makers have questioned early universal screening. The aim of this meta-analysis …

Several instruments have been developed to screen for autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in
high-risk populations. However, few studies compare different instruments in one sample …

Suitable screening instruments for the early diagnosis of autism are not readily available for
use with preschoolers in non-Western countries. This study evaluated two tools: M-CHAT …

Early intervention for autism spectrum disorders necessitates early detection. This need has
led to widespread agreement across disciplines that screening is critical in very young …

This article reviews current evidence for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) screening based
on peer-reviewed articles published to December 2013. Screening provides a standardized …

Background: Two strategies have been proposed for early identification of children with
autism spectrum disorders (ASD):(1) using a general screening tool followed by an ASD …

Screening for Autism in Young Children Page 1 707 Mounting evidence from early intervention
research suggests that participation in specialized intervention programs at young ages is …