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Early Identification of Specific Disabilities and Children At-Risk

Abuse and Neglect - See Referral Requirements under CAPTA and IDEA

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD)

• A Look at Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (Updated 01/04/2011) NIMH (PDF: 639kb)
• Identifying and Treating Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Resource for School and Home (2003) OSEP
• Diagnosing ADHD (2009) NCBDDD at CDC
• Diagnosis & Treatment of AD/HD (downloaded 08/02/2011) National Resource Center (NRC) on AD/HD.
• Briefing Paper: Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (2004) NICHCY (PDF: 193kb)
• Clinical Practice Guideline: Diagnosis and Evaluation of the Child With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (2000) AAP

Autism Spectrum Disorders - See Early Identification of ASD in Young Children

Deaf/Blind

• Assessing Communication and Learning in Young Children Who are Deafblind or Who Have Multiple Disabilities (2009) Oregon Health & Science University (PDF: 2508kb)
• Identifying Children Who Are Deaf-Blind (downloaded 08/02/2011) NCDB
• Early Identification of Infants Who Are Deaf-Blind (2009) NCDB (PDF: 78kb)
• NCDB Early Childhood Identification and Intervention Needs Survey: Summary (2008) National Consortium on Deaf-Blindness (NCDB) (PDF: 75kb)
• Assessment of Children Who Are Deaf-Blind (downloaded 08/02/2011) NCDB
• Outreach to Improve Early Identification in Kentucky (2009) Deaf-Blind Perspectives, NCDB

Developmental Delay

• See Part C Eligibility
  - State and Jurisdictional Eligibility Definitions for Infants and Toddlers With Disabilities Under IDEA (2006) NECTAC Notes No. 21 (PDF: 207kb)
  - Informed Clinical Opinion (2002) NECTAC Notes No. 10 (PDF: 49kb)
• See Part B/Section 619 Eligibility
  - Eligibility Policies and Practices for Young Children Under Part B of IDEA (PDF: 1060kb) (2011) NECTAC Notes No. 27 - shows all states' policies

Foster Care

• 10 Things Every Pediatrician Should Know About Children In Foster Care (2009) American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) (PDF: 400kb)
• Policy statements from the AAP's National Committee on Early Childhood, Adoption and Dependent Care:
  - Developmental Issues for Young Children in Foster Care (2000)
  - Health Care of Young Children in Foster Care (2000)
• Foster Care and Children with Disabilities (Quick Turn Around Brief): (February 2005) Project Fourm (PDF: 177kb)
• The Impact of Abuse, Neglect and Foster Care Placement on Infants, Toddlers and Young Children: Minibibliography (2005) NECTAC (PDF: 131kb)
• Improving the Odds for the Healthy Development of Young Children in Foster Care (2002) National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP)
• See also, Referral Requirements under CAPTA and IDEA

Fragile X

• The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development of the National Institutes of Health has published Families and Fragile X Syndrome (2003) (PDF: 3,407kbkb) . The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also provides information for families about the causes and treatments of Fragile X.
• The FRAXA Research Foundation has general information about the common symptoms of Fragile X and how a diagnosis is made.
• The National Fragile X Foundation has a Web page for families who have recently recieved a diagnosis of Fragile X entitled "For the Newly Diagnosed."

Deaf and Hard of Hearing

• The National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management provides extensive resources for families of young children who are deaf or hard of hearing and for those who provide their services.
  - A committee with membership from the IDEA Infant Toddler Coordinators Association (ITCA), NCHAM, and NECTAC developed the resource Part C Eligibility Considerations: For Infants and Toddlers who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (2011) (PDF: 865kb) .
• American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Resources:
  - Year 2007 Position Statement: Principles and Guidelines for Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Programs (2007) AAP, Joint Committee on Infant Hearing (PDF: 2026kb)
  - Newborn Infant and Hearing Screening - a Medical Home Screening and Surveillance Program of the AAP
  - Hearing Assessment in Infants and Children: Recommendations Beyond Neonatal Screening (2003) AAP
  
• Resources from the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program (EHDI) Web site at the NCBDD:
  - CDC offers questions that families may want to ask their early intervention provider. This brochure (PDF: 478kb) is available in both English and Spanish. (downloaded 11/09/10)
  - Organizational Recommendations and Screening Guidelines
  - Mild and Unilateral Hearing Loss
  - Educational Materials for Families and Professionals
  - Database of EHDI programs in the States and Territories
• Why Children with Communication Delays Need Hearing Tests (n.d.), from the Connecticut Birth to Three Program, offers tips on how to include a hearing test on a child's IFSP.
• The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association's (ASHA) provides information on
  - Hearing Assessment
  - Hearing Loss in Children
• Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (December 13, 2000), a Web-enhanced conference call with Mary Beth Bruder, June Holstrum, Karl White and Brandt Culpepper, and Kristina Gonzalez.

Homelessness - See Homeless Children and Families

Learning Disabilities

• The National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) has a Web page called Early Warning Signs (2009) that provides a variey of resources on the early identification of learning disabilities. See also, LD Basics.
• Recognition & Response (R&R) is a tiered model that is designed to help early childhood teachers identify children aged 3 through 5 with early signs of learning difficulty and respond in ways that help them experience early school success.
• LD OnLine has Web pages on Common Signs of Learning Disabilities and Early Identification of Learning Disabilities.
• Get Ready to Read! has an online screening tool that helps identify a child's readiness for learning reading and writing. See also, Should I Be Concerned?

Mental Health and Behavioral Needs - See Early Identification of Social and Emotional Challenges

Prenatal Substance Exposure - See Referral Requirements under CAPTA and IDEA

Visual Impairments

• Resources from the AAP:
  - Eye Examination in Infants, Children, and Young Adults (PDF: 153kb) (posted 10/12/11)
  - Use of Photoscreening for Children's Vision Screening (2002, reaffirmed in 2008)
  - Preschool Vision Screening, an AAP Medical Home Screening and Surveillance Program
• The NCBDD has information on vision impairment among children.
• The Early Intervention Training Center for Infants and Toddlers with Visual Impairments has a professional development module on Assessment of Infants and Toddlers With Visual Impairments (2006)

NECTAC is a program of the FPG Child Development Institute of UNC-CH