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First Signs Screening Kit image. Click here for a larger image. The First Signs Screening Kit is a key component of our educational outreach program. The kit includes an educational video, a wall chart, validated screening tools, screening guidelines, and an Early Intervention referral guide.

The mission of First Signs is to promote the early identification of, and intervention for, autism and other developmental disorders. To this end, we have developed the First Signs Screening Kit, which provides pediatric practitioners with the tools to discuss parent concerns, offer routine screenings, and when necessary, to be able to respond to the "First Signs” of a developmental disorder through referral and follow-up.

Special Offer: Order a First Signs Screening Kit before and receive a free copy of Could it Be Autism? A Parent’s Guide to the First Signs and Next Steps by founder and president Nancy D. Wiseman.

	First Signs Screening Kit.......................$95.00 (Note: The kit is only available with the educational video in VHS format.)	Add to cart
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The Screening Kit includes:

1. Our video (VHS only) for pediatric professionals, On the Spectrum: Children and Autism
On the Spectrum: Children and Autism is a 24-minute educational video for pediatric professionals, created in collaboration with the UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, The New Jersey Center for Outreach and Services for the Autism Community, Inc. (COSAC), and First Signs, Inc. Our video will enable medical practitioners, clinicians, and other early childhood professionals to recognize the early warning signs of autism in early childhood and to understand the impact of early and appropriate intervention. The video outlines the diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorders, provides the guidelines for conducting a developmental screening, and describes how to relay developmental concerns to parents. Differences in development are vividly demonstrated through videotaped examples of typical and atypical behavior in children from four to thirty-six months of age. Newswoman Lesley Stahl of “60 Minutes” narrates this video; it also features actor Anthony Edwards of “E.R.” and parents of children with autism, including football legend Doug Flutie and his wife, Laurie Flutie. “On the Spectrum” draws upon clinical expertise, with interviews of some of the nation’s top experts i n the field.

Click here to view a video clip of “On the Spectrum.”

2. A wall chart outlining Key Milestones for Social, Emotional, and Communication Development
Developed in collaboration with Stanley I. Greenspan, M.D., Amy Wetherby, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Barry Prizant, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, and First Signs, the Key Milestones for Social, Emotional, and Communication Development wall chart is a quick office reference for hallmark developmental milestones. The wall chart measures 32” x 16” and includes healthy milestones as well as red flag indicators for immediate evaluation. When posted in a physician’s office, it can serve as an educational tool and as a means to encourage discussion of developmental milestones during each well visit.

3. Validated screening tools for developmental and autism screening
The First Signs Screening Kit includes samples of some of the most highly validated developmental and autism screening tools available today.

4. Screening guidelines to assist pediatric practitioners with the effective and efficient use of the screening procedure
The First Signs Screening Guidelines walk you through the seven-step screening and referral process, based on the Practice Parameter: Screening and diagnosis of autism (PDF) (Neurology 2000; 55: 468-479).

5. A Pediatric Practitioner's Guide: Referring a Child to Early Intervention
A Pediatric Practitioner's Guide (outside |inside) provides an overview of Early Intervention, eligibility, services and supports provided, and how to contact them. In states where we launch a First Signs program, this brochure also includes a listing of local Early Intervention programs for each state.