By Sharon Kirkey, Postmedia News
Canadian researchers are warning that not nearly enough evidence exists to support a move to screen every preschooler for autism.
Baby doctors in the U.S. are being urged by their professional body — the American Academy of Pediatrics — to routinely check toddlers for signs of autism at 18 to 24 months of age during regular visits for checkups or vaccinations, regardless of whether the parents have any concerns about their babies.
But researchers at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ont., say that not only are current screening tools not good enough, "there is no evidence yet that such a program would do more good than harm."
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