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elementary education, with screening completed if there are any The guidance in this report does not indicate an exclusive course of
treatment or serve as a standard of medical care. Variations, taking
concerns. Developmental surveillance includes bidirectional into account individual circumstances, may be appropriate.
communication with early childhood professionals in child care, All clinical reports from the American Academy of Pediatrics
preschools, Head Start, and other programs, including home visitation automatically expire 5 years after publication unless reaffirmed,
revised, or retired at or before that time.
and parenting, particularly around developmental screening. The
identification of problems should lead to developmental and medical
To cite: Lipkin PH, Macias MM, AAP COUNCIL ON CHILDREN
evaluations, diagnosis, counseling, and treatment, in addition to early
WITH DISABILITIES, SECTION ON DEVELOPMENTAL AND
developmental intervention. Children with diagnosed developmental BEHAVIORAL PEDIATRICS. Promoting Optimal Development:
disorders are identified as having special health care needs, with Identifying Infants and Young Children With Developmental
initiation of chronic condition management in the pediatric Disorders Through Developmental Surveillance and
Screening. Pediatrics. 2020;145(1):e20193449
medical home.
THE ALGORITHM
The algorithm (Fig 2) presents steps
for screening a patient without
identified risks for developmental
problems at a health supervision visit.
Any time that parents, professionals, formal screening if concerns continue screening for ASD is recommended at
or others involved in the care of the to be identified through surveillance. the 18- and 24-month visits.30
child raise concerns during
surveillance, it is appropriate to In addition, to identify problems not
perform additional developmental Step 2: Is This a 9-, 18-, 24-, or previously recognized in earlier
30-Month Visit? screenings and to identify issues with
screens using validated tests. These
screenings should be recognized All children should receive periodic regard to developmental skills
separately, with appropriate coding, developmental screening using necessary for school readiness,31
billing, and payment and with the a standardized test. In the absence of surveillance, with close attention to
additional cost acknowledged in established risk factors or parental or these developmental skills necessary
capitated expectation (see provider concerns, a general for school readiness, should be
Supplemental Information). developmental screen continues to be performed at the 4- or 5-year visit,
recommended at the 9-, 18-, and 30- with screening performed when
Given that developmental and month visits. Screening for behavioral concerns are noted. Additional
behavioral risks increase with age, and emotional problems is information about the pediatrician’s
a child identified with risks or recommended at the same time role in promoting school readiness, as
concerns may merit at least annual points, at a minimum.5 In addition, well as developmental surveillance
EDITOR
STAFF STAFF
Anne B. Rodgers
Alexandra Kuznetsov, RD akuznetsov@ Carolyn McCarty, PhD cmccarty@aap.org
aap.org Linda Paul, MPH lpaul@aap.org
COUNCIL ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, 2019–2020
Dennis Z. Kuo, MD, MHS, FAAP, Chairperson SECTION ON DEVELOPMENTAL AND
ABBREVIATIONS
Susan Apkon, MD, FAAP BEHAVIORAL PEDIATRICS EXECUTIVE
Lynn F. Davidson, MD, FAAP COMMITTEE, 2018–2019 AAP: American Academy of
Kathryn A. Ellerbeck, MD, MPH, FAAP Pediatrics
Carol C. Weitzman, MD, FAAP, Chairperson
Jessica E.A. Foster, MD, MPH, FAAP
David Omer Childers, Jr, MD, FAAP ADHD: attention-deficit/hyperac-
Susan L. Hyman, MD, FAAP
Jack M. Levine, MD, FAAP tivity disorder
Garey H. Noritz, MD, FAAP
Myriam Peralta-Carcelen, MD, MPH, FAAP ASD: autism spectrum disorder
Mary O’Connor Leppert, MD, FAAP
Jennifer K. Poon, MD, FAAP
Barbara S. Saunders, DO, FAAP CDC: Centers for Disease Control
Peter J. Smith, MD, MA, FAAP
Christopher Stille, MD, MPH, FAAP and Prevention
Nathan Jon Blum, MD, FAAP, Immediate Past
Larry Yin, MD, MSPH, FAAP
Chairperson IDEA: Individuals With Disabilities
John Ichiro Takayama, MD, MPH, FAAP, Education Act
Website Editor NPV: negative predictive value
PAST COUNCIL ON CHILDREN WITH
Rebecca Baum, MD, FAAP, Section Member,
DISABILITIES EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PPV: positive predictive value
COPACFH
MEMBERS Robert G. Voigt, MD, FAAP, Newsletter Editor USPSTF: US Preventive Services
Timothy Brei, MD, FAAP Carolyn Bridgemohan, MD, FAAP, Program Task Force
Beth Ellen Davis, MD, MPH, FAAP Chairperson
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2019-3449
Address correspondence to Paul H. Lipkin, MD. Email: lipkin@kennedykrieger.org and Michelle M. Macias, MD. Email: maciasm@musc.edu
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