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Feb 20, 2022 16 tweets 6 min read
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 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.