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Created by Children's Hospital Boston and funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau with support from the Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council

Contents - Introduction

Introduction - Home

What is Screening?

The Need for Screening

How Screening Helps

Presentation: Why Screening is Important

Screening References

Self Assessment

 
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Self Assessment - Introduction

Review the key concepts by answering the following questions.

  1. What is the prevalence of developmental and behavioral disorders in US children?
    2. A )  5-8%
    B )  12-18%
    C )  38-42%
    D )  65-70%
  2. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends
    3. A )  Formal developmental screening at every visit
    B )  Waiting to use validated tools until parents express concerns
    C )  Basing clinical decisions for further evaluation of development solely on milestone checklists
    D )  Developmental surveillance at every visit with periodic use of validated tools
  3. Which of the following statements regarding current screening practice is true?
    4. A )  Most pediatricians report using standardized developmental screening tools in their well child care
    B )  Approximately one half of all parents report that their child's development has been assessed at some point
    C )  Most children's developmental needs are identified by clinician judgment alone before a child enters school
    D )  Parents typically report concerns about their children, regardless of prompting by the provider
Copyright © 2006-2007. Content created by Alison Schonwald, MD, FAAP, Children's Hospital Boston.
This online toolkit was funded by the Maternal & Child Health Bureau with support from the Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council and the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research.