The statistics on the prevalence of autism sometimes seem like a timer ticking down to zero. When I got into the field of disabilities 13 years ago, the suggested prevalence was 1 in 150 children.

Although the American Academy of Pediatrics has published thorough guidelines and recommendations for screening for developmental disorders, many clinicians have not incorporated screening into ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CDC recently encouraged all primary care physicians to follow guidelines of the AAP to screen children aged 3 ...

Taking a first step, waving "bye-bye", and pointing to something interesting are all developmental milestones, or things most children can do by a certain age. Children reach many milestones in how ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Physicians should begin screening children for mental, emotional and behavioral concerns at age 6 months. Early ...

(Reuters Health) - Although U.S. pediatricians recommend that all babies and toddlers receive screening for developmental problems, a survey of parents suggests that most kids don't get evaluated. Out ...

That’s a question parents, pediatricians, educators, and caregivers ask over and over again as children grow and change. To help answer this important question, child development experts have created ...

In this interview, we speak to Dr. Dani Dumitriu about her latest research that investigated the development screening test scores for babies born during the COVID-19 pandemic. I am Dani Dumitriu, MD, ...