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1. Introduction
2. Lecture structure
3. Autism: clinical features
4. Age of onset: parental perception
5. Patterns of onset
6. Early detection of autism
7. Challenges in early diagnosis
8. Autism in the first year
9. Methods for studying early emergence of autism
10. Potential areas of dysfunction in the 1st year
11. Signs of autism at 6 months?
12. Autism in 12-month-old infants
13. ASD in toddlers
14. Abnormalities in social interaction
15. Communication
16. Abnormalities in play and imagination
17. Restricted interests and repetitive behaviors
18. Exceptional abilities
19. Unusual abilities in toddlers
20. Symptoms and diagnostic assessment process
21. Screening instruments
22. Principles of assessment of ASD
23. Medical history information
24. Standard assessment measures for toddlers
25. Developmental assessment
26. Mullen scales of early learning
27. Developmental profiles
28. Communication assessment
29. Speech, language, and communication
30. CSBS scales
31. Adaptive skills in toddlers with ASD
32. Adaptive behavior
33. Diagnostic assessment
34. Diagnosing ASD under the age of 2 years
35. Direct assessment
36. The autism diagnostic observation schedule
37. Autism diagnostic interview
38. Clinical diagnosis of ASD in toddlers
39. Challenges associated with early detection
40. Stability of diagnosis
41. Stability of clinical diagnosis
42. Stability of early clinical diagnosis
43. Potential sources of instability of early diagnosis
44. Cognitive function in autism: from 2nd to 4th year
45. Early expression of ASD
46. Thank you

Topics Covered

• Clinical features of autism spectrum disorders
• Patterns of onset of symptomatology in ASD
• Early detection and diagnosis of ASD in the first two years of life
• Multidisciplinary assessments and developmental profiles in ASD
• Stability of diagnosis

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Series:

• Autism and Autism Spectrum Disorders

Categories:

• Clinical Practice
• Neuroscience

Therapeutic Areas:

• Neurology

Talk Citation

Chawarska, K. and Saulnier, C.A. (2011, July 28). Assessment and diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders in toddlers [Video file]. In The Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection, Henry Stewart Talks. Retrieved April 15, 2025, from https://doi.org/10.69645/RJVR2558.
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Publication History

• Published on July 28, 2011
• Archived on April 27, 2022

Financial Disclosures

• Dr. Kasia Chawarska has not informed HSTalks of any commercial/financial relationship that it is appropriate to disclose.
• Dr. Celine A. Saulnier has not informed HSTalks of any commercial/financial relationship that it is appropriate to disclose.