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Check Your Child’s Development with a Free Screening

Takes about 10–15 minutes. It’s simple and free.

Help Me Grow Florida offers FREE autism screenings for children between the ages of 16 to 30 months old. A screening can help you learn if your child may have signs of autism.

The screening is simple. The Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers, Revised, with Follow-Up (M-CHAT-R/F) is a screening tool that will ask a several questions about your child’s behavior. Once completed, a HMGF care coordinator will contact you to explain the results and talk about next steps.

Good to Know

Why Screening Matters

Early support can make a big difference in how children learn and grow. Screening helps you:

What Screening Covers

What Happens After You Complete the Screening?

What is Developmental Screening?

Screenings are questionnaires that monitor children’s growth and milestones.