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Curious about the new CDC/AAP SURVEILLANCE milestones?
Some background first!
Its important to know the difference between surveillance, screening, and diagnosis
And that these changes affect ONLY surveillance, and began BEFORE the pandemic
Alright, Let's go...🧵1/16
Some background first!
Its important to know the difference between surveillance, screening, and diagnosis
And that these changes affect ONLY surveillance, and began BEFORE the pandemic
Alright, Let's go...🧵1/16
Surveillance v. Screening v. Diagnosis
Surveillance: Identifying at-risk children by discussing parents’ worries and clinical observations and milestones
Any child identified as "at-risk" for developmental delay (DD) through surveillance, goes on to get a validated screen.
Surveillance: Identifying at-risk children by discussing parents’ worries and clinical observations and milestones
Any child identified as "at-risk" for developmental delay (DD) through surveillance, goes on to get a validated screen.
Screening v. Diagnosis
Screening: Validated assessments at specific ages, or when surveillance concerns arise, to quantify a risk for DD and refer for therapies or diagnostic evaluation. Ex. MCHAT/ASQ
Diagnostic: Evaluations by developmental experts. Ex ADOS/Bailey/Mullen...
Screening: Validated assessments at specific ages, or when surveillance concerns arise, to quantify a risk for DD and refer for therapies or diagnostic evaluation. Ex. MCHAT/ASQ
Diagnostic: Evaluations by developmental experts. Ex ADOS/Bailey/Mullen...
