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About Autism - Video Glossary

Video Glossary

The Autism Speaks Autism Spectrum Disorders Video Glossary is a tool that is useful for families across the world.
It is an innovative web-based tool designed to help parents and professionals learn more about the early red flags and diagnostic features of autism spectrum disorders (ASD).

This glossary contains over a hundred video clips and is available to you free of charge. Whether you are a parent, family member, friend, physician, clinician, childcare provider, or educator, it can help you see the subtle differences between typical and delayed development in young children and spot the early red flags for ASD. All of the children featured in the ASD Video Glossary as having red flags for ASD are, in fact, diagnosed with ASD.

Please keep in mind that there are many presenting features associated with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) that are depicted in the video clips you are about to see. However, most children do not show all of the features all of the time. Instead, many children have some of the features some of the time. Awareness of these common presenting features may help to heighten your index of suspicion. Individually, they may not indicate a problem; however, in combination, they may indicate a need to conduct a screening or a diagnostic evaluation. Not all signs and features need be present for ASD to be diagnosed.

Please note: the ASD Video Glossary is not a diagnostic tool.
For more information or to register, please click here.

Glossary of Terminology

A Glossary of Terminology has also been developed by Autism Speaks that is applicable to families, service providers, and educators no matter where you live in the world.
Visit the Glossary of Terminology.