[Answered]: The primary care nurse practitioner is performing…

The primary care nurse practitioner is performing an examination on a 5 -year-old child who exhibits ritualistic behaviors, avoids contact with other children, and has limited speech. The parent reports having had concerns more than 2 years ago about autism but was told that it was too early to diagnose. What will the murse practitioner do first? Administer an M-CHAT screen to screen the child for communication and socialization deliys. Reassure the parent that if symptoms weren’t present earler, the luelhood of autivm is low. A-t the pwent to describe the child’s earlier behwiors from infancy through preschool.