7. Who should be evaluated for autism or PDD? In every child who has any type of speech delay, the question of autism or PDD NOS must arise. Recent recommendations by the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) specify some general early guidelines in that regard. These include: No babbling by 12 months No pointing or waving bye-bye by 1 year No single words by 16 months No spontaneous 2-word sentences (for communication, not repetition) by 2 years Any loss of acquired speech or communication skills at any age Several speech developmental screening and rating scales are suggested by the AAN but the above guidelines cover the vast majority of children that require a more specific evaluation. Other topics in the PDD/Autism section: PDD Main Page 1. What is PDD or autism? | 2. How is PDD or autism diagnosed? 3. The DSMV IV criteria 4. Review of the different PDDs 5. How does a typical child with autism present? 6. The PDD assessment questionnaire 7. Who should be evaluated for PDD? 8. What are the causes? | 9. Lab testing, medical consensus guidelines 10. What is the best treatment? 11. Behavioral modification 12. Prognosis (long term outcome) of autism 13. Differential diagnosis for autism 14. Secretin and autism 15. PDD and the educational system 16. Associations related to PDD (Links) [Print entire PDD section]

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