The statistics on the prevalence of autism sometimes seem like a timer ticking down to zero. When I got into the field of disabilities 13 years ago, the suggested prevalence was 1 in 150 children.

COLUMBIA - The CDC has changed its guidelines for childhood development for the first time in 20 years. Local experts say getting a child properly screened will help parents determine if their kids ...

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. Among toddlers, spending a ...

Purpose. The practitioner must assert what the intended purpose of the questionnaire will be. The purposes might include screening, quantifying, or diagnosing developmental delay, all of which will ...

Terms like "child development milestones" can cause anxiety in some parents. It's natural to compare your child's skills to the ones of children around their age, but doing so rarely yields good ...

ATLANTA — "The most important thing for children is to play with them," Jessie Willis explained as she rolled race cars and built Mr. Potato Head with one of her young clients. "Play is how a child ...

RHINELANDER, Wis. (WSAW) - The School District of Rhinelander will be hosting child development screenings for children ages 3 to 5 years 11 months on Feb. 1. Children may participate in child ...

A free screening for children ranging in age from birth to 5 years is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 9, at Shrine Auditorium, 1125 Broadwater Ave. Early Childhood Intervention staff will screen children ...

A free screening for children ranging in age from birth to 5 years is scheduled for Friday, March 22, at Shrine Auditorium, 1125 Broadwater Ave. Children ages birth through 3 years will be screened by ...