Most kids miss recommended screening for autism, speech delays

Two babies play together at “Books, Balls, Blocks,” a family event hosted by Help Me Grow Onondaga and the Early Childhood Alliance at Syracuse’s Betts Branch Library last spring. The event is part of a broad effort to expand access to developmental screening in New York.

During the first year and a half of her son’s life, Valerie Gregory did everything she could to help him thrive: She read to him, talked to him, showed up for wellness checks, and whenever possible took him to a weekly playgroup, where both mother and son had the chance to socialize with peers.

Originally published on hechingerreport.org, part of the BLOX Digital Content Exchange.

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