Your Child’s First Developmental Screening Explained

Child developmental screening is a brief, evidence-based check of how a young child is learning, communicating, moving, behaving, and interacting. A first screening usually occurs during a routine well-child visit, often at 9, 18, or 30 months under American Academy of Pediatrics guidance, with autism-specific screening at 18 and 24 months. Screening does not diagnose […]