Screening for ASD is the responsibility of everyone who comes into contact with young children. Therefore, this seminar prepares health care providers, nurses, medical residents/ students, early Intervention providers, child care providers, and others to screen children for the risk of ASD. This seminar covers the characteristics and warning signs of ASD, who should screen, when screening should occur, and provides an overview of the screening process and recommended tools.

This seminar prepares health care providers, nurses, medical residents/ students, early Intervention providers, child care providers, and others to screen children ages 16-30 months of age using the M-CHAT- R/F (Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers Revised with Follow-up).

This seminar prepares health care providers, nurses, medical residents/ students, early Intervention providers, child care providers, and others to screen children over 31 months of age using the CAST (Childhood Autism Spectrum Test), the SCQ (Social Communication Questionnaire), and the PPDST II (Pervasive Developmental Disorders Screening Test II, Primary Care Screener).

This seminar prepares health care providers, nurses, medical residents/ students, early Intervention providers, child care providers, and others for the next steps after screening. Providers will learn what to do in the event of both a positive and negative screen. They will also learn reasons to provide follow-up screening and/ or evaluation, the diagnostic process, and resources that can be used to support families.

This seminar prepares health care providers, nurses, medical residents/ students, early Intervention providers, child care providers, and others to communicate concerns about ASD with parents. As part of this seminar, a parent of a child with autism and a pediatrician provide recommendations in having this difficult conversation as they speak of their own experiences.