Pediatr. praxi 2018; 19(2): 79-83 | DOI: 10.36290/ped.2018.016

Collaboration of pediatrician and child psychiatrist in early identification of autism spectrum disorders

doc. MUDr. Iva Dudová, Ph.D.¹, Mgr. Markéta Mohaplová²

¹ Dětská psychiatrická klinika 2. LF UK a FN Motol, Praha

² Oddělení klinické psychologie FN Motol, Praha

Identification of impaired child’s development symptoms through screening and diagnostics of autism spectrum disorders movesto at ever younger ages. Pediatricians become key actors for the early identification of autistic symptoms, for arranging a diagnosticprocess, and for focusing on educational and pedagogical interventions at the earliest possible age of the child. Providinghigh-quality evidence-based information on autistic spectrum disorders to a broad medical community, especially pediatricians,is the current task of experts in diagnostics and working with people with autistic spectrum disorders. This paper is a contributionto improving the identification of early symptoms, screening and early diagnostics of autism spectrum disorders.

Keywords: autism spectrum disorders, screening, early diagnostics, pediatric psychological assessment

Published: May 1, 2018  Show citation