If you have a child with autism, there is a 1 in 5 chance you will have another child on the spectrum.

Assessments will take place at the nationally renowned Center for Autism and Related Disorders at Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore, Maryland. To find out more or schedule your child’s free developmental assessment, call 443.923.7892 or visit autism.kennedykrieger.org.

What to expect at your child’s free developmental assessment:

•Adevelopmentalexpertwillengageinplayfulactivitieswithyourbabyinafun,soothingenvironment,whileyouremainwithyourchild.

•Youwillbeaskedaboutyourchild’sgrowth,milestones,play,behavior,andsocialinteractions.

•Youwillbegiventheopportunitytoaskquestionsaboutyourchild’sdevelopment,andreceiverecommendationsonwaystointeractwithyourchildthatcanpromotesocialdevelopment.

•Thedevelopmentalexpertwilltalkwithyouabouttheresultsoftheassessmentandprovideappropriaterecommendations.

Experts recommend that infant siblings of children with autism

spectrum disorders (ASD) be screened earlier and more often than

children who are not at high risk.

The Center for Autism and Related Disorders at Kennedy Krieger

Institute is now offering a free developmental assessment for

infants between 5 and 10 months old who have an older sibling

diagnosed with ASD. We are launching this assessment in an effort

to improve early identification of children most at risk for ASD to

ensure they don’t miss out on early intervention that can dramatically

improve lifelong learning, communication, and social skills.

While the average age at which children receive a diagnosis of ASD

is four years, researchers are discovering that the earliest signs of ASD

can be detected in infants as young as six to fourteen months of age.

The earlier these signs are detected, the more effective early

intervention can be in the life of a child. When it comes to your

child’s future, why wait and see?