More pediatricians urging parents to screen kids for autism

With autism continuing to be in the national medical spotlight, a leading pediatrician group in the U.S. is now installing its largest movement yet to have all children screened for autism before the age of two.

The reason for this is to help parents and doctors spot actual autism much earlier than today -- everything from no babbling to not looking at toys. Early therapy can lessen the severity of the disorder, although there is no known cure.

The report from the pediatrician's group lists several early warning signs, many of which center on social or language construction disappearance or difficulty in those early years.