Guidelines for Early Identification of Autism Spectrum Disorder
The Guide to Early Identification of Autism Spectrum Disorders:
- Surveillance, Screening and Diagnosis was prepared by: Department of Health
- Assistant Secretariat of Family Health and Integrated Services Division of Children with Special Medical Needs
- Miguel Valencia Prado, MD, FAAP, Director
- Nancy Nieves Muñoz, EdM, CAS
- Linna Irizarry Mayoral, PhD
September 2018
The Children with Special Medical Needs Division would like to thank the following service providers, members of the BIDA Law Steering Committee, community members, and families of the Autism Spectrum Disorder population who contributed to the revision of this Guide:
- Miriam Báez Peña, APNI, Inc
- Dr. María C. González Ríos, Geneticist
- Yadiris Cruz Mangual, PHL
- Dr. Alicia Maldonado, MD
- Dr. Laura Deliz, Psychologist
- Lournet Martínez, OTR-L
- Carmen M. Fraticelli, APNI, Inc.
- Eng. Carlos O. Rodríguez, Steering Committee
- Dr. Yolanda González, Professor
- Dr. Grace Rodríguez, Psychologist
We also appreciate the collaboration of the following organizations that shared their forms and documents with our Division: the Ponceño Autism Center, the Puerto Rico Autism Center, FILIUS, and the Integral Stimulation Center.
