RESUMO
INTRODUCTION: The diagnosis is an essential element for the therapeutic approach in Early Attention. This is considered from a multifactorial point of view in all aspects of child development. It starts with a programme to follow-up the neurological progress of children at risk and requires the collaboration of professionals trained in medicine, psychology, teaching and the social sciences. OBJECTIVE: For the interdisciplinary group to make a satisfactory diagnosis, and also find a suitable way of informing the family of this, in spite of their emotional turmoil. METHODS: A holistic approach and naturalist methods suitable to the context. CONCLUSIONS: We considered children with developmental disorders from the biological, psychological, social and educational points of view when making a functional diagnosis on which to base a plan for treatment in the 'Early Attention Service'.
