Only about one-third of young U.S. children receive recommended screenings or surveillance designed to catch developmental delays, a new study from the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of ...

Although the American Academy of Pediatrics has published thorough guidelines and recommendations for screening for developmental disorders, many clinicians have not incorporated screening into ...

Screening young children for developmental delays, though they seem fine to their parents and pediatrician, does not reduce the chances that they will have learning difficulties and other problems ...

Screening tools for developmental language disorder show insufficient sensitivity before age 2, while tools administered at age 2.5 demonstrate acceptable predictive performance. These findings may ...

(Reuters Health) - Although U.S. pediatricians recommend that all babies and toddlers receive screening for developmental problems, a survey of parents suggests that most kids don't get evaluated. Out ...

EyeContactDX, a pioneering Digital Health company transforming early autism spectrum disorder (ASD) detection, today announced the strategic engagement of Dr. Carol Weitzman as Senior Strategic ...

BRENTWOOD — When Jessica Buscho expressed concerns about her son’s development in social behaviors and interpersonal skills, no doctor validated her suspicions. But as Connor approached age 3, he ...

Gross motor delay Significant delay in fine or gross motor skills with no impairment in other developmental areas [9] Developmental language disorders (specific language disorders) Significant delay ...

Taking a first step, waving "bye-bye", and pointing to something interesting are all developmental milestones, or things most children can do by a certain age. Children reach many milestones in how ...

Babies born during the pandemic's first year -- even to moms who did not have COVID during pregnancy -- scored lower on a screening test of social and motor skills compared to pre-pandemic babies, ...