Early Identification
of Specific Disabilities and Children At-Risk

• A Look at Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (2008) NIMH
• 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
• Clinical Practice Guideline: Diagnosis and Evaluation of the Child With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (2000) AAP

See Early Identification of ASD in Young Children

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

• See Part C Eligibility
  • Summary Table of States' and Territories' Definitions of/Criteria for IDEA Part C Eligibility (June 2012), Sharon Ringwalt
  • Informed Clinical Opinion (2012). Lucas, A. & Shaw, E. Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina, FPG Child Development Institute, National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center
• See Part B/Section 619 Eligibility
  • Eligibility Policies and Practices for Young Children Under Part B of IDEA (2011) NECTAC Notes No. 27 - shows all states' policies

• 10 Things Every Pediatrician Should Know About Children In Foster Care (2009) American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
• Foster Care and Children with Disabilities (Quick Turn Around Brief): (February 2005) Project Fourm
• The Impact of Abuse, Neglect and Foster Care Placement on Infants, Toddlers and Young Children: Minibibliography (2005) NECTAC

• The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development of the National Institutes of Health has has webpage with information on Fragile X. 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 Xand how a Fragilx X diagnosis is made.
• The National Fragile X Foundation has a page for families who have recently recieved a diagnosis of Fragile X entitled "Newly Diagnosed."

• 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).
• 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
  • 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 You May Want to Ask Your Child's Early Intervention Team. (2012)
  • 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

See Homeless Children and Families

• The National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) has a Web page called Early Warning Signs that provides a variey of resources on the early identification of learning disabilities. See also, LD Basics and General LD Info.
• 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 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?

See Early Identification of Social and Emotional Challenges

See Referral Requirements under CAPTA and IDEA

• Resources from the AAP:
  • Eye Examination in Infants, Children, and Young Adults (posted 10/12/11)
  • Use of Photoscreening for Children's Vision Screening (2002, reaffirmed in 2008)
• The NCBDD has information on vision impairment among children.