Implementing standardized developmental screening in pediatrics Does your pediatric practice use standardized developmental screening tools for autism spectrum disorder? Research shows that ...

Three times more pediatricians screened children for developmental delays in 2016 than in 2002, according to a study published in Pediatrics. In 2006, the American Academy of Pediatrics introduced ...

Although the American Academy of Pediatrics has published thorough guidelines and recommendations for screening for developmental disorders, many clinicians have not incorporated screening into ...

Screening young children for developmental delays, though they seem fine to their parents and pediatrician, does not reduce the chances that they will have learning difficulties and other problems ...

New guidance is spelling out how pediatricians should monitor young children who are at especially high risk for developmental disabilities. In a clinical report published in the July issue of the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The results of a longitudinal cohort study published in JAMA Pediatrics suggest that a direct relationship ...

Pediatricians have long warned parents that toddlers are easily overstimulated by digital images. Now, evidence has emerged suggesting that screen time also stunts their verbal development. In a first ...

Among toddlers, spending a lot of time staring at screens is linked with poorer performance on developmental screening tests later in childhood, according to a new study. The study, published in the ...

New research finds screen use can affect cognitive and language development. The digital age has made screens more accessible and portable than ever. Although the full implications of screen time ...