TY - JOUR
T1 - Early identification of autism spectrum disorder
T2 - Recommendations for practice and research
AU - Zwaigenbaum, Lonnie
AU - Bauman, Margaret L.
AU - Stone, Wendy L.
AU - Yirmiya, Nurit
AU - Estes, Annette
AU - Hansen, Robin L.
AU - McPartland, James C.
AU - Natowicz, Marvin R.
AU - Choueiri, Roula
AU - Fein, Deborah
AU - Kasari, Connie
AU - Pierce, Karen
AU - Buie, Timothy
AU - Carter, Alice
AU - Davis, Patricia A.
AU - Granpeesheh, Doreen
AU - Mailloux, Zoe
AU - Newschaffer, Craig
AU - Robins, Diana
AU - Roley, Susanne Smithotd
AU - Wagner, Sheldon
AU - Wetherby, Amy
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2015 by the American Academy of Pediatrics. Copyright © 2015 by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
PY - 2015/10/1
Y1 - 2015/10/1
N2 - Early identification of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is essential to ensure that children can access specialized evidence-based interventions that can help to optimize long-term outcomes. Early identification also helps shorten the stressful "diagnostic odyssey" that many families experience before diagnosis. There have been important advances in research into the early development of ASDs, incorporating prospective designs and new technologies aimed at more precisely delineating the early emergence of ASD. Thus, an updated review of the state of the science of early identification of ASD was needed to inform best practice. These issues were the focus of a multidisciplinary panel of clinical practitioners and researchers who completed a literature review and reached consensus on current evidence addressing the question "What are the earliest signs and symptoms of ASD in children aged ≤24 months that can be used for early identification?" Summary statements address current knowledge on early signs of ASD, potential contributions and limitations of prospective research with high-risk infants, and priorities for promoting the incorporation of this knowledge into clinical practice and future research.
AB - Early identification of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is essential to ensure that children can access specialized evidence-based interventions that can help to optimize long-term outcomes. Early identification also helps shorten the stressful "diagnostic odyssey" that many families experience before diagnosis. There have been important advances in research into the early development of ASDs, incorporating prospective designs and new technologies aimed at more precisely delineating the early emergence of ASD. Thus, an updated review of the state of the science of early identification of ASD was needed to inform best practice. These issues were the focus of a multidisciplinary panel of clinical practitioners and researchers who completed a literature review and reached consensus on current evidence addressing the question "What are the earliest signs and symptoms of ASD in children aged ≤24 months that can be used for early identification?" Summary statements address current knowledge on early signs of ASD, potential contributions and limitations of prospective research with high-risk infants, and priorities for promoting the incorporation of this knowledge into clinical practice and future research.
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U2 - 10.1542/peds.2014-3667C
DO - 10.1542/peds.2014-3667C
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C2 - 26430168
AN - SCOPUS:84942846075
SN - 0031-4005
VL - 136
SP - S10-S40
JO - Pediatrics
JF - Pediatrics
ER -