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btbnnyr
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23 Dec 2013, 8:10 pm

I just saw this autism screening tool for children 16 to 30 months old.

http://www2.gsu.edu/~psydlr/M-CHAT/Official_M-CHAT_Website_files/M-CHAT-R_F.pdf

It is detailed with flowcharts for helping parents answer each of 20 questions. I think it's a good questionnaire for detecting autism early. Might be useful here for parents wondering if their children need to be assessed for autism spectrum.


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23 Dec 2013, 9:33 pm

It's certainly helpful to have a screener like that, though it's clearly made for professionals to administer to parents.
My one concern for a parent trying to take it on their own is that they would see "FAIL" written all over the place, and be more upset about the whole process than is necessary.