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To be a pediatrician means that one encounters many serious childhood health problems and one finds many ways to help families cope with these problems. Symptoms in children can be discrete, and the responsibility of the pediatrician to distinguish normal development from pathological.
We are facing a new era in the developmental assessment of children. A cluster of neurodevelopmental disorders includes ASD (autism spectrum disorder) and ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder). Parents often do not recognize the problem on time. Generally, their first concern is speech delay, leading to the suspicion of hearing problems. Therefore, it is very important to obtain objective anamnestic information and for the child to undergo a careful physical examination, a neurophysiological assessment, and metabolic and genetic testing. The etiology usually is multifactorial: genetic, epigenetic, and non-genetic factors act in combination through various paths.
Most children seem to have typical neurodevelopment during first their year. It was found that approximately one-third of children with ASD lose some skills during the preschool period, usually speech related, but sometimes also non-verbal communication, social or play skills.
In conclusion we must say that it is very important to recognize the early signs of ASD and any kind of other developmental delay and to start with early intervention. Clinical pediatricians tend to correlate clinical manifestations and biological underpinnings related to neurodevelopmental disorder, especially ASD. Therefore, better treatment possibilities are needed.
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To be a pediatrician means that one encounters many serious childhood health problems and one finds many ways to help families cope with these problems. Symptoms in children can be discrete, and the responsibility of the pediatrician to distinguish normal development from pathological.
We are facing a new era in the developmental assessment of children. A cluster of neurodevelopmental disorders includes ASD (autism spectrum disorder) and ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder). Parents often do not recognize the problem on time. Generally, their first concern is speech delay, leading to the suspicion of hearing problems. Therefore, it is very important to obtain objective anamnestic information and for the child to undergo a careful physical examination, a neurophysiological assessment, and metabolic and genetic testing. The etiology usually is multifactorial: genetic, epigenetic, and non-genetic factors act in combination through various paths.
Most children seem to have typical neurodevelopment during first their year. It was found that approximately one-third of children with ASD lose some skills during the preschool period, usually speech related, but sometimes also non-verbal communication, social or play skills.
In conclusion we must say that it is very important to recognize the early signs of ASD and any kind of other developmental delay and to start with early intervention. Clinical pediatricians tend to correlate clinical manifestations and biological underpinnings related to neurodevelopmental disorder, especially ASD. Therefore, better treatment possibilities are needed.

An Overview of Pediatric Approaches to Child with Developmental Delay Especially if There is Suspicion of ASD in First Few Years of Life

PRILOZI

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To be a pediatrician means that one encounters many serious childhood health problems and one finds many ways to help families cope with these problems....

An Overview of Pediatric Approaches to Child with Developmental Delay Especially if There is Suspicion of ASD in First Few Years of Life

Published Online: Dec 04, 2022

Page range: 43 - 53

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/prilozi-2022-0035

Keywords
developmental assessment, developmental delay, typical neurodevelopment, ASD – autism spectrum disorders

© 2022 Aneta Demerdzieva et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

An Overview of Pediatric Approaches to Child with Developmental Delay Especially if There is Suspicion of ASD in First Few Years of Life

Published Online: Dec 04, 2022

Page range: 43 - 53

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/prilozi-2022-0035

Keywordsdevelopmental assessment, developmental delay, typical neurodevelopment, ASD – autism spectrum disorders

© 2022 Aneta Demerdzieva et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
developmental assessment, developmental delay, typical neurodevelopment, ASD – autism spectrum disorders