title: Early Identification of Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
abstract: Early identification and treatment of children with autism and other developmental disorders is an international priority. Currently there is great interest in lowering the age of identification. Attention has been focused on public awareness campaigns and the regular use of developmental screening tests by health care providers, health workers and others. In this article the authors discuss the rationale for the use of autism specific screening tests, review the characteristics of selected tools, and make recommendations for the diagnostic evaluation of young children for autism spectrum disorder in an international context.
authors.affiliation: Institute on Development and Disability, Department of Pediatrics, Oregon Health & Science University, 707 SW Gaines, Portland, OR, 97349, USA.
authors.forename: Robert E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Nickel
authors.affiliation: Institute on Development and Disability, Department of Pediatrics, Oregon Health & Science University, 707 SW Gaines, Portland, OR, 97349, USA. huangsto@ohsu.edu.
authors.forename: Lark
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Huang-Storms
mesh_terms: D000067877:Autism Spectrum Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002648:Child; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic
keywords: Autism spectrum disorder; Diagnostic evaluation; Screening; Surveillance