Use of the Prompts for Reestructuring Oral Muscular Phonetic Targets (PROMPT) in Autism Spectrum Disorder: a case study.

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is classified by Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) as a neurodevelopmental disorder, whose characteristics are mainly deficits in social communication and a restricted range of interests. There are several studies about autism, speech, and language in the literature, but few correlate speech and autism. This study aims to carry out a case study that will address autism, speech, and PROMPT (Restructuring Oral Muscular Phonetic Targets) and also to describe the speech improvement in the participant with autism using the method.

Strengths and weaknesses in the high-risk baby care network.

Objective: To characterize the Stork Network in health care for high-risk babies, pointing out its main challenges.

Method: questionnaires were applied with those responsible for the babies and with network health professionals. Data were analyzed quantitatively.

Sensitivity and specificity of a low-cost screening protocol for identifying children at risk for language disorders.

Objectives: To compare the diagnostic accuracy of a low-cost screening test for identifying children at risk for language disorders with that of a specific language assessment.

Methods: The study was conducted during a polio vaccination campaign in basic health units in western São Paulo, Brazil. The parents/guardians of 1000 children aged between 0 and 5 years were asked to answer questions of a specific screening test.

Primary Health Care as a guide for assistance to infants at risk of neurodevelopmental disorders.

Purpose Characterize infants at risk of neurodevelopmental disorders according to sociodemographic and health profiles and describe their monitoring in Basic Health Units (UBS) under different management models. Methods Data were collected from medical records of infants at risk of neurodevelopmental disorders in the west region of the city of Sao Paulo from August 2013 to February 2014 (phase 1 - characterization; phase 2 - monitoring). Results Of the 225 individuals assessed in the first phase of the study, 51.