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Autism Spectrum Disorders

Identification of a Person with ASDs

Overview

We first discuss the benefits of identifying a child with ASDs early in life, before age 3 if possible.

We then present a page of normal developmental milestones, so you can compare the progress of a child you are concerned about with progress of typical children of similar ages.

Following the page of normal developmental milestones is a page of sample checklists often used to help determine if a child has ASDs.

The last four pages of this identification section deal with social, language, joint attention, and behavior deficits.

You can skip to any of these pages directly by using the links at the left.