Easter Seals Celebrates Week of the Young Child™ with Infographic Release

Infographic, Online Developmental Screening Tool to Help Make the Early Years Count

CHICAGO April 23, 2012 Easter Seals than one million

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• A child can be diagnosed with autism as early as age two; most children aren’t diagnosed until after the age of four*
• One in five households with children has a child with a special health care need and could benefit from screening and services, yet less than 20 percent of children under the age of 5 receive a developmental screening**

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United States March 30, 2012 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

**National Survey of Children’s Health, 2007

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