Use the interactive web feature/flow chart by clicking on the button at left—or download the PDF—to answer questions about your screening needs and receive an instrument recommendation. The practice recommendations in the flow chart and in Guide 1 (below) were based on a combination of the following:
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GUIDE 1: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE APPLICATION OF SPECIFIC SCREENING INSTRUMENTS |
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| Purpose of Screening | Population to be screened | Type of Instrument | Recommendation and Comments |
| Identification of general developmental delay | General primary care population | Parental concerns–based surveillance or screening in various developmental domains | Parents' Evaluations of Developmental Status (PEDS)
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| Identification of general developmental delay | General primary care population and/or high risk | Parent report of multiple items in various developmental domains | Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ)
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| Identification of general developmental delay | High risk: Premature and low birth weight population | Practitioner administered | Bayley Infant Neurodevelopmental Screen (BINS)
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| Identification of general developmental delay (language and motor) | High risk: Premature and low birth weight population | Practitioner administered | Cognitive Adaptive Test/Clinical Linguistic Auditory Milestone Scale Expressive and Receptive Language Scale (CAT/CLAMS)
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| Identification of language delay | General primary care population | Parent report | Language Development Survey (LDS)
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| Identification of language delay | High-risk: premature, low birth weight population | Practioner administered | Clinical Linguistic Auditory Milestone Scale Expressive and Receptive Language Scale (CLAMS)
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| Screening for autism and developmental delay | General primary care population | Parent administered | Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (M-CHAT)
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