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Download Materials
You can view or download the various materials for
the "Learn the Signs. Act Early." Campaign designed
for parents and health care professionals.
Click here to
view or download the materials.
Order Materials
You can order the free “Learn the Signs. Act Early.”
health care professional resource kits for your
practice by
clicking here.
Milestone Checklists
You can print out milestone checklists for parents
to complete.
Click here and then select the age under
Milestone Checklist. You can give this to a parent
before their child’s next well-child exam visit;
they can bring it back filled out to use as a
discussion guide for reviewing their child’s
development.
Share
the Campaign with Colleagues
Interested in sharing information on the “Learn the
Signs. Act Early.” campaign with your colleagues?
You can order a free set of flyers to distribute by
clicking
here.
The campaign has also developed a brief PowerPoint
presentation for sharing at professional meetings or
societies. This presentation includes speaker’s
notes and is designed to give an overview of the
campaign and provide information on obtaining the
free resources.
Click here to download the presentation (3.88Mb
zip file).
Resources from CDC
Information on Developmental Screening from CDC
Click
here for more information from CDC on
developmental screening.
CDC’s Autism Information Center
Click here for more
information from CDC on autism, including
information on research being conducted by CDC,
other federal agencies, and states, in addition to
resources and activities for children to help them
learn about autism.
Frequently Asked
Questions About Vaccines and Autism Spectrum
Disorders (ASDs)
CDC
Studies on Vaccines and Autism Spectrum Disorders
Positive
Parenting Tips
Resources from The American
Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
Act Early on Developmental Concerns: Partnering with
Early Intervention (a presentation for
health care professionals)
The AAP Division of Community-based Initiatives and
Division of Children with Special Needs convened
this free web-based teleconference on July 14, 2008.
The presentation offers health care professionals a
general overview of early intervention services as
well as practical tips, resources, and tools for
working with Early Intervention and community
services.
Autism A.L.A.R.M. from CDC, the American Academy of
Pediatrics, and First Signs
The following guidelines, adapted from key policy
statements of the AAP and American Academy of
Neurology, were developed in order to establish
standard practices among physicians, to simplify the
screening process, and to ensure that all children
receive routine and appropriate screenings and
timely interventions.
Caring for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders:
A Resource Toolkit for Clinicians
AAP has developed a multifaceted clinical resource
to assist in the recognition, evaluation, and
ongoing management of ASDs throughout your patient
’s life span. This all-new toolkit brings together a
wealth of ready-to-use, practice-focused resources —
all on a single economically priced CD-ROM.
Developmental Screening
Policy Statement
Click here for AAP's policy statement on
developmental screening, published in Pediatrics,
July 2006.
Overview of Developmental Screening Tools
Review a list of developmental screening tools—both
general and for autism.
Click here to find descriptions of the tools,
including sensitivity and specificity.
Developmental Screening/Testing Coding Fact Sheet
for Primary Care Pediatricians
This
fact sheet provides guidance on how to
appropriately report limited and extended
developmental screening and testing services.
M-CHAT
Resources
Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers;
Robins, Fein, & Barton, 1999
Download the M-CHAT, instructions and permissions
for use, scoring instructions, and follow-up
interview by clicking on the links below. The
follow-up interview is designed to reduce the false
positive rate (meaning children who fail the M-CHAT
but are not likely to have an autism spectrum
disorder).
For more information about the M-CHAT and to
download the tool in other languages, visit:
http://www2.gsu.edu/~psydlr.
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