[Developmental disorders in preschool children: an interdisciplinary approach]. / Entwicklungsstörungen im Vorschulalter - interdisziplinär beurteilt.

ABSTRACT

Many children show developmental abnormalities in the first years of life. Thus, the primary care physician should know the procedures of developmental surveillance and screening and be informed about the further steps in the evaluation of children with developmental disorders. This article presents current developmental screening methods in primary care, defines the terminology of developmental disorders in young children, demonstrates the essential diagnostic procedures in developmentally impaired children and describes the interdisciplinary collaboration between physicians, psychologists, therapists and special needs educators.