Early is Better!
Early Intervention Services
Screening, early detection,sensory integration,
infant massage, listening therapy program.
“Children are under our care; we need to take good care of them!”
― Ernest Agyemang Yeboah
Screening Consultation
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2-hours session
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Developmental screening
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Autism screening
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Virtual systematic observation at home to capture social communication development and early signs of autism using SORF to measure 22 early red flags of autism based on the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria.
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Initial recommendations
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Initial home program plan
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Report for pediatrician
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Online or face to face
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Developmental Surveillance
and Screening
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), July 2006
Early identification of developmental disorders is critical to the well-being of children and their families. It is an integral function of the primary-care medical home and an appropriate responsibility of all pediatric health care professionals.
AAP recommends that developmental surveillance be incorporated at every well-child preventive care visit. Any concerns raised during surveillance should be addressed promptly with standardized developmental screening tests. In addition, screening tests should be administered regularly at the 9-, 18-, and 24- or 30-month visits.
The early identification of developmental problems should lead to further developmental and medical evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment, including early developmental intervention. Children diagnosed with developmental disorders should be identified as children with special health care needs, and chronic-condition management should be initiated. Identification of a developmental disorder and its underlying etiology may also drive a range of treatment planning, from medical treatment of the child to genetic counseling for his or her parents.
Content source: National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. August 27, 2019
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Developmental Surveillance
and Screening for Autism Spectrum Disorder
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American Academy of Neurology and the Child Neurology
Clinical Practice Recommendations:
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Developmental surveillance should be performed at all well-child visits from infancy through school age, and at any age thereafter if concerns are raised about social acceptance, learning, or behavior.
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Further developmental evaluation is required whenever a child fails to meet any of the following milestones: babbling by 12 months; gesturing (e.g., pointing, waving bye-bye) by 12 months; single words by 16 months; two-word spontaneous (not just echolalic) phrases by 24 months; loss of any language or social skills at any age.
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Siblings of children with autism should be monitored carefully for acquisition of social, communication, and play skills, and the occurrence of maladaptive behaviors. Screening should be performed not only for autism-related symptoms but also for language delays, learning difficulties, social problems, and anxiety or depressive symptoms.
Content source: National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. August 27, 2019
