{"id":70,"date":"2007-11-27T23:48:36","date_gmt":"2007-11-28T05:48:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mommyspeechtherapy.com\/?p=70"},"modified":"2016-10-17T14:56:58","modified_gmt":"2016-10-17T20:56:58","slug":"screening-for-autism-by-age-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mommyspeechtherapy.com\/?p=70","title":{"rendered":"Screening For Autism By Age 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As a Speech-Language Pathologist having worked with children with different severities of autism, it caught my attention just how much the news\/media has talked about it in recent weeks. From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.msnbc.msn.com\/id\/21600784\/\">Dateline MSNBC<\/a> to celebrities like Jenny McCarthy and Oprah. I&#8217;m sure it came back into the media limelight when recent recommendations by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aap.org\/en-us\/about-the-aap\/aap-press-room\/Pages\/AAP-Statement-on-US-Preventive-Services-Task-Force-Final-Recommendation-Statement-on-Autism-Screening.aspx?nfstatus=401&#038;nftoken=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000&#038;nfstatusdescription=ERROR%3a+No+local+token\">American Academy of Pediatrics<\/a> suggest that every child be tested for autism twice by the age of 2.  This recommendation seems to have brought the media coverage as well as a lot of debate on the subject. <\/p>\r\n<p>I just wanted to give kudos to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aap.org\/en-us\/Pages\/Default.aspx?nfstatus=401&#038;nftoken=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000&#038;nfstatusdescription=ERROR%3a+No+local+token\" target=\"_blank\">American Academy of Pediatrics<\/a> for taking on the responsibility of trying to get children screened for autism at a younger age.  I have no doubt it is a very scary thing to have to tell a parent you think their child may be autistic and a much more difficult thing for a parent to hear.  The good news is early screening and identification means more answers, more help and more intervention that will ultimately lead to a more successful future for that child.  <\/p>\r\n<p>Below are a few helpful resources on autism:<br \/>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.autismspeaks.org\/index.php\">Autism Speaks<\/a><br \/>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehelpgroup.org\/\">The Help Group<\/a><br \/>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalautismassociation.org\/\">National Autism Association<\/a><br \/>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.firstsigns.org\/screening\/tools\/criteria.htm\">American Pediatrics M-CHAT Sreening Tools<\/a><br \/>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.firstsigns.org\/downloads\/Downloads_archive\/m-chat_scoring.PDF\">American Pediatrics M-CHAT Scoring Tool (PDF)<\/a><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a Speech-Language Pathologist having worked with children with different severities of autism, it caught my attention just how much the news\/media has talked about it in recent weeks. From Dateline MSNBC to celebrities like Jenny McCarthy and Oprah. 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