To have children under 3 evaluated and tested for speech and language, intellectual functioning, physical development and therapy to assist in their development. In the Anchorage area contact Program for Infants and Children. In the Fairbanks area Project TEACH. A good child development checklist.

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders is the text that is used by mental health professionals to  assess, categorize and name mental disorders in people of all ages.   The assesment is complete with five axis:  Axis I describes the Clinical Disorders, Axis II describes prominent maladaptive personality features and mental retardation, Axis III describes the general medical condition (with ICD-9-CM or medical codes), Axis IV describes psychosocial and and environmental problems and Axis V provides a numerical range for the individual's Global Assessmen