It's his job to address their concerns - and it's also his job to do primary screenings for things that are certain to come up within his practice.
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that pediatricians screen children at their 18-month checkup and again when the child is between 24 and 30 months old. But it will take a few years for this practice to truly take root.
Meanwhile, Zuckerman says parents can find online tests and videos, so that they have a better idea of that to look for.
"We screen for blood pressure in kids and for vision," says Zuckerman. "There's no reason we can't screen for autism."
And seeing out the help you need, the specialists you want - well, that leads to the Wakefields, the McCarthy's and the Defeat Autism Now's of this world - peddlers of panic and patent nostrums are always swift to capitalize on when parent's concerns are dismissed without consideration.
It's his job to address their concerns - and it's also his job to do primary screenings for things that are certain to come up within his practice.
And seeing out the help you need, the specialists you want - well, that leads to the Wakefields, the McCarthy's and the Defeat Autism Now's of this world - peddlers of panic and patent nostrums are always swift to capitalize on when parent's concerns are dismissed without consideration.