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Screening for special needs in children as young as 2 months old to give them earliest head start
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Experts say that early screening will hopefully lead to developmental needs being picked up earlier.
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SINGAPORE - A baby's lack of excitement at a new toy or the inability to point, use gestures and babble by the age of one may be signs of concern.
A new initiative launched on Jan 26 aims to detect such developmental needs in children as early as two months old so that they can get more timely help. When fully implemented, it will cover about 1,800 children aged two months to four years old each year.
