Society guideline links: Developmental screening

Introduction — This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.

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Links to related guidelines are provided separately. (See "Society guideline links: Autism spectrum disorder".)

Canada

●Choosing Wisely Canada: Medical genetics – Five things physicians and patients should question (updated 2020)

●Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS): Position statement on the evaluation of the child with global developmental delay and intellectual disability (2018)

●CPS: Position statement on screening for disruptive behaviour problems in preschool children in primary health care settings (2017)

United States

●Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Developmental monitoring and screening for health professionals (reviewed 2021)

●American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): Clinical report on promoting optimal development – Identifying infants and young children with developmental disorders through developmental surveillance and screening (2020)

●AAP: Clinical report on the identification, evaluation, and management of children with autism spectrum disorders (2020)

●AAP: Clinical report on school-aged children who are not progressing academically – Considerations for pediatricians (2019)

●AAP: Clinical report on the comprehensive evaluation of the child with intellectual disability or global developmental delays (2014, reaffirmed 2019)

●AAP: Technical report on school readiness (2019)

●AAP: Clinical report on motor delays – Early identification and evaluation (2013, reaffirmed 2017)

●AAP: Technical report on addressing early childhood emotional and behavioral problems (2016)

●US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF): Final recommendation statement – Autism spectrum disorder in young children: Screening (2016)

●AAP: Clinical report on promoting optimal development – Screening for behavioral and emotional problems (2015)

●USPSTF: Final recommendation statement – Speech and language delay and disorders in children age 5 and younger: Screening (2015)

●American Heart Association (AHA): Scientific statement on neurodevelopmental outcomes in children with congenital heart disease – Evaluation and management (2012)

United Kingdom

●National Institute for Health Care and Excellence (NICE): Quality standard on developmental follow-up of children and young people born preterm (2018)

●NICE: Guideline on developmental follow-up of children and young people born preterm (2017)