Screening for Autism Spectrum Disorder in Young Children: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement
JAMA
Siu, A. L., Bibbins-Domingo, K., et al. (2016).
JAMA, 315(7), 691-696.
This guideline provides recommendations for the provision of screening for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in primary care settings to asymptomatic children between 18-30 months. Recommendations were guided by a systematic review prepared for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (McPheeters, et al., 2016).
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
"The [United States Preventive Services Task Force] USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess<br />the balance of benefits and harms of screening for [autism spectrum disorder] ASD in young children for whom no concerns of ASD have been raised by their parents or a clinician. (I statement)" (p. 691).
