An Overview of the Screening and Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder in Children

• By: | The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• April 11th, 2023
• children, developmental diagnosis, developmental monitoring, developmental screening, diagnosis, screening, screening questionnaires and checklists, Spring 2023 Issue
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Diagnosing autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can be difficult because there is no medical test, like a blood test, to diagnose the disorder. Doctors look at the child’s developmental history and behavior to make a diagnosis. ASD can sometimes be detected at 18 months of age or younger. By age...

Autism Prevalence Higher in CDC’s ADDM Network: Improvements Being Made in Identifying Children with Autism Early

• By: | The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• January 1st, 2022
• CDC, community, early diagnosis, minorities, prevalence, research, Winter 2022 Issue
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One in 44 (2.3%) 8-year-old children have been identified with autism spectrum disorder according to an analysis of 2018 data published today in CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Surveillance Summaries. This is higher than the previous estimate published in March 2020, which...

CDC Launches COVID-19 Resources for People With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and Care Providers

• By: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• September 24th, 2021
• ASL, caregivers, communication, COVID-19, deafness, Fall 2021 Issue, news, resources, sign language, toolkit, vaccinations
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The COVID-19 pandemic has created unique challenges for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). To address them, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) created a COVID-19 toolkit with communication resources explaining in plain language how people with IDD...