Resources & Recommended Services for: Developmental Assessment
Resources & Tools
*Individual ages may be selected to view all service recommendations for that age.
- Autism in Toddlers (Checklist for)--CHAT Screening Tool
- Cultural Competency: Developmental and Physical Assessment
- Developmental Screening for Health Care Providers
- Developmental Surveillance and Screening Algorithm: Identifying Infants and Young Children With Developmental Disorders in the Medical Home (AAP statement)
- PEDI Links for Pediatric Health Care Professionals (UVM - Child Find & Screening Resources)
- Sexual Orientation and Adolescents (AAP Clinical Report)
Specific Service Recommendations by Age
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Service is Not Routine—Provide when indicated by risk assessment |
Infancy
First week visits—Timing, frequency and content must be individualized according to the infant's unique medical, family and environmental circumstances.
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| Newborn | 1 Wk | 1 Mo | 2 Mo | 4 Mo | 6 Mo | 9 Mo | 12 Mo | |
| Perform developmental surveillance including eliciting and attending to the parent's concerns about their child's development; documenting and maintaining a developmental history; making accurate observations of the child; idenitifying risk and protective factors. | |
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Early and Middle Childhood
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| 15 Mo | 18 Mo | 2 Yr | 3 Yr | 4 Yr | 5 Yr | 6 Yr | 8 Yr | 10 Yr | |
| Perform developmental surveillance including eliciting and attending to the parent's concerns about their child's development; documenting and maintaining a developmental history; making accurate observations of the child; idenitifying risk and protective factors. | |
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| Consider school-readiness screening before child's attendance at preschool or kindergarden | |
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| Perform standardized developmental screening test | |
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| Systematic developmental assessment by history and observation | |
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Adolescence
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| 11 Yr | 12 Yr | 13 Yr | 14 Yr | 15 Yr | 16 Yr | 17 Yr | 18 Yr | 19 Yr | 20 Yr | |
| Systematic developmental assessment by history and observation | |
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