Who should be evaluated for autism or Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)?
In every child who has any type of speech delay, the question of autism or Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) not otherwise specified must arise. Recent recommendations by the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) specify some general early guidelines in that regard. These include:
No babbling by 12 months
No pointing or waving bye-bye by 1 year
No single words by 16 months
No spontaneous 2-word sentences (for communication, not repetition) by 2 years
Any loss of acquired speech or communication skills at any age
Several speech developmental screening and rating scales are suggested by the AAN but the above guidelines cover the vast majority of children that require a more specific evaluation.
The above info was copied from, http://www.childbrain.com/pddq7.shtml .
Elise
In every child who has any type of speech delay, the question of autism or Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) not otherwise specified must arise. Recent recommendations by the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) specify some general early guidelines in that regard. These include:
No babbling by 12 months
No pointing or waving bye-bye by 1 year
No single words by 16 months
No spontaneous 2-word sentences (for communication, not repetition) by 2 years
Any loss of acquired speech or communication skills at any age
Several speech developmental screening and rating scales are suggested by the AAN but the above guidelines cover the vast majority of children that require a more specific evaluation.
The above info was copied from, http://www.childbrain.com/pddq7.shtml .
Elise