{"id":12,"date":"2018-03-04T20:24:39","date_gmt":"2018-03-04T18:24:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oxcart.gr\/autismhellas\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2018-03-31T20:49:37","modified_gmt":"2018-03-31T17:49:37","slug":"social-support","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/autismhellas.gr\/en\/social-support\/","title":{"rendered":"CDO&#8217;s Act Early Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Centers for Disease Control and Prevention &#8211; Act Early Resources<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Screening and Diagnosis<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Diagnosing autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) can be difficult, since there is no medical test, like a blood test, to diagnose the disorders. Doctors look at the child\u2019s behavior and development to make a diagnosis.<br \/>\nASDs can sometimes be detected at 18 months or younger. By age 2, a diagnosis by an experienced professional can be considered very reliable. However, many children do not receive a final diagnosis until much older. This delay means that children with an ASD might not get the help they need.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Developmental Screening<\/strong><br \/>\nDevelopmental screening is a short test to tell if children are learning basic skills when they should, or if they might have delays. All children should be screened for developmental delays and disabilities during regular well-child doctor visits at:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>9 months<\/li>\n<li>18 months<\/li>\n<li>24 or 30 months<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Additional screening might be needed if a child is at high risk for developmental problems due to preterm birth, low birth weight or other reasons.<br \/>\nIt is important for doctors to screen all children for developmental delays, but especially to monitor those who are at a higher risk for developmental problems due to preterm birth, low birth weight, or having a brother or sister with an ASD.<\/p>\n<p>Fact Sheets, Resource Kits, Growth Chart, and more..<br \/>\nCDC has FREE materials for parents, healthcare providers, and childcare providers.<\/p>\n<p>Important Milestones By The End Of 3 Months<br \/>\nImportant Milestones By The End Of 3 Years (36 Months)<br \/>\nImportant Milestones By The End Of 5 Years (60 Months)<br \/>\nImportant Milestones By The End Of 7 Months<br \/>\nImportant Milestones By The End Of 1 Year (12 Months)<br \/>\nImportant Milestones By The End Of 2 Years (24 Months)<br \/>\nAutism Spectrum Disorders<br \/>\nDevelopmental Screening<br \/>\nGrowth Chart<br \/>\nInformation card<\/p>\n<p><strong>Childcare providers info<\/strong><br \/>\nMaterial provided by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention \u2013 www.cdc.gov.<\/p>\n<p>Resources<br \/>\nFlyer<br \/>\nGrowth Chart<br \/>\nImportant Milestones By The End Of 3 Months<br \/>\nIt\u2019s time to change how we view a child\u2019s growth.<br \/>\nTips for Talking with Parents<\/p>\n<p><strong>Healthcare providers info<\/strong><br \/>\nMaterial provided by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention \u2013 www.cdc.gov.<\/p>\n<p>Poster<br \/>\nDevelopmental Screening<br \/>\nGrowth Chart<br \/>\nInformation Card<br \/>\nRoom poster<\/p>\n<p><strong>GOP kit<\/strong><br \/>\nGo Out and Play!<br \/>\nKit &#8211; A resource to help early educators monitor development through play!<br \/>\nMaterial provided by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention \u2013 www.cdc.gov.<\/p>\n<p>Go Out and Play! Kit<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Centers for Disease Control and Prevention &#8211; Act Early Resources Screening and Diagnosis Diagnosing autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) can be difficult, since there is no medical test, like a blood test, to diagnose the disorders. Doctors look at the child\u2019s behavior and development to make a diagnosis. ASDs can sometimes be detected at 18 months or younger. By age 2,<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/autismhellas.gr\/en\/social-support\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-12","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/autismhellas.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/autismhellas.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/autismhellas.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/autismhellas.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/autismhellas.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/autismhellas.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/autismhellas.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}