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What to look for, assessments, and the waitlist period.
The CDC's parent-facing programme for tracking child development. Links to milestone checklists from 2 months through 5 years and guidance on what to do if you have a concern. Designed to be used in conversation with your paediatrician.
CDC — Learn the Signs. Act Early.
Early signs & diagnosisAutistic girls are diagnosed later, less often, and with less confidence than autistic boys. This piece walks through why — the female autism phenotype, masking, and what it costs — and what to do if you suspect your daughter has been missed.
Early signs & diagnosisCDC's page describing common signs of autism by age — social, communication, and behavioural — written for parents trying to make sense of what they are noticing before talking with a doctor.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Early signs & diagnosisNHS guidance for families on the assessment pathway in the UK: how to start, what referrals look like, what the assessment itself involves, and what happens after. Useful as a model of what a public-system process can look like.
National Health Service (NHS, UK)
Baby steps — watching for early developmental signs
CDC — Learn the Signs. Act Early.
A new way to diagnose autism — Ami Klin
TED — Ami Klin
Autism — what we know (and what we don't) — Wendy Chung
TED — Wendy Chung
Early signs of autism: a video tutorial — Kennedy Krieger
Kennedy Krieger Institute
Why early autism diagnosis matters — Kennedy Krieger
Kennedy Krieger Institute