Guidelines for early identification of autism spectrum disorder

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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

This Guide includes information aimed at professionals and families of children and adolescents with ASD. The purpose of this Guide for Assessment aimed at planning interventions for children and adolescents with ASD is to provide information to establish recommended practices for conducting a comprehensive assessment aimed at developing evidence-based interventions for children and youth, up to age 22, with ASD.