Parent Report in Identifying Autism in Infants

Questions: Assessment, diagnostic testing, and management of neurological conditions in a pediatric patient. Differential diagnoses for presentation of symptoms involving the nervous system in pediatric patients. Assessment and evaluation of cognitive perceptual problems in pediatric patients. Answers: What do you believe is your best course of action for this appointment? From different medical background and research it can be said that the symptoms of Chloe is suffering from such as poor neck control and some staring episodes which can be recognized as early symptoms of autism. Based on this particular assumption it is quite important that necessary tests are carried out to be sure that the patient is actually suffering from autism. Diagnostic assessments should be carried out at first along with proper interventions required (Wolf et al. 2012). What specific assessment tools can you use to guide you in your evaluation? As from the case study, it can be said that there is urgent need of review of the patient and use of assessment tool which can be recommended with respect to this particular case. These tools include, Developmental and behavioral Screening tool Autism screening tool High functioning autism screening tools or asperger syndrome As the patient Chloe is just six months old, the developmental and screening tool is said to be the best assessment tool which can be implemented. In this tool the behavior of the child is noted and broadly studied to determine whether the baby is suffering from autism or not (Peterson, 2013). Autism screening tool can also be implemented. In this tool the spectrum of autism can be determined which help to specify the disorder particularly. In general cases, autism tools are followed by the developmental tools for the assessment procedure What would you expect a normal six-month-old to be doing? At the age of six months a normal baby can even sit up with the help of little support. The first attempts of talking through the babbling sounds can be observed in case of normal six months old baby (Jones Lauyer, 2015). Other significant aspects which should be highlighted is that at this age, babies can roll over in order to become motile by themselves and try to stand or cruising. How long do you have before Chloe should "catch up" developmentally? As of now, it is not clear the Chloe is suffering from autism. But if the assessment and diagnostic tests indicate the early signs of autism, there is no need to worry. It is medically seen that in such cases babies can catch up within a short period of time such as 24 months . (Rogers et al. 2014) Given Chloe's history, do you think she will? Why or why not? As the baby is just six months old and there are mild symptoms it can be concluded that it might be the early stages of autism. Though proper diagnostic or assessment results are needed to be sure it can also mentioned that if proper medical interventions are taken care with, then Chloe can easily catch up within the time span of twenty for months. References Jones, M. K., Lauver, L. (2015). Evidentiary Review of Screening Infants for Autism.Journal of Intellectual Disability-Diagnosis and Treatment,3(3), 120-125. Peterson, L. (2013).Parent Report in Identifying Autism in Infants. The University of north carolina at Chapel Hill. Rogers, S. J., Vismara, L., Wagner, A. L., McCormick, C., Young, G., Ozonoff, S. (2014). Autism treatment in the first year of life: a pilot study of infant start, a parent-implemented intervention for symptomatic infants.Journal of autism and developmental disorders,44(12), 2981-2995. Wolff, J. J., Gu, H., Gerig, G., Elison, J. T., Styner, M., Gouttard, S., ... Evans, A. C. (2012). Differences in white matter fiber tract development present from 6 to 24 months in infants with autism.American Journal of Psychiatry.