All abstracts were evaluated by at least three members of the review committee and were assigned to be given as a full presentation, a short presentation, a poster session with oral discussion or in the context of a poster exhibition.
Below are the abstracts ordered by type of presentation and alphabetic order of the first author. French early medico-social action centers were created in the mid seventies and have a very special place in the offer of medical care for babies and young children.
They are often perceived as medical care centers dedicated to children with severe disabilities and less than 6 years old.
Yet their access is direct and free, without the need of a social or administrative recognition of disability. Babies considered as having a risk of developmental disorders can thus benefit from an early intervention without having to wait for a diagnosis.
These centers provide a medical follow up for vulnerable children, such as premature babies, and offer an original approach to support parenthood. Working on the early relationships is considered as important as contributing to the establishment of a diagnosis and providing medical care. The team is very large including pediatrician, psychiatrist, physical and occupational therapist, social worker, psychologist, early childhood educatorβ¦.
