Please read this carefully before you use Mila. This page explains, in plain language, what the screening can and cannot do.
Mila is a screening tool, not a diagnosis
Mila — the WhatsApp-based developmental check provided by BPAUS Ltd. — is an informational screening tool. It is built on the developmental milestone framework published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and updated in 2022, and on BPAUS's own scoring algorithm developed for clinicians.
A screening tool tells you, roughly, whether your child appears to be on the typical developmental track for their age. It does not:
- Diagnose autism, ADHD, a language delay, a motor delay, sensory processing difficulties, or any other condition.
- Recommend or prescribe any treatment, therapy, medication, or intervention.
- Replace an evaluation by a pediatrician, developmental neurologist, child psychologist, speech-language pathologist, occupational therapist, or any other licensed clinician.
- Make any clinical decision on your behalf.
A clinician brings training, clinical history, in-person observation, and the ability to integrate many sources of information. We cannot do that over WhatsApp, and we do not pretend to.
Always talk to your child's doctor
If Mila flags something — or if anything else is on your mind about your child — talk to a licensed pediatrician. Take the PDF report from your screening with you. The report is designed to support that conversation, not to replace it.
Do not delay care
If you are already worried about your child's development, do not wait for the Mila result before contacting a doctor. Early intervention matters. Mila exists to help families have informed conversations with clinicians sooner — not to delay those conversations.
Emergencies
Mila is not for medical emergencies.
If your child is in immediate danger — choking, struggling to breathe, having a seizure, unresponsive, badly injured, or in any acute medical distress — stop reading this and call your local emergency number right now:
- Israel: 101 (Magen David Adom)
- European Union: 112
- United States / Canada: 911
- United Kingdom: 999
- Anywhere else: your country's emergency number, or your child's pediatrician.
We do not monitor incoming WhatsApp messages in real time. We cannot respond to medical emergencies through Mila.
Accuracy and limits
We work to keep Mila's content aligned with the current CDC milestone framework and BPAUS's clinical research. But developmental science continues to evolve, and no screening is perfectly accurate. False positives (the screening flags something that is not a problem) and false negatives (the screening misses something that is) both exist.
The screening relies on what you observe and report. If your child behaves differently in different settings, the result may not capture the whole picture. The result is one input among many; it is not the final word on your child's development.
No clinician-patient relationship
Using Mila does not create a clinician-patient relationship between you (or your child) and BPAUS Ltd., its employees, or its contractors. We do not provide medical advice, telemedicine, or any other regulated health service. Mila is a tool you operate yourself; we deliver the questions and a scored summary based on your inputs.
Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, BPAUS Ltd. is not responsible for any medical decision you make based on a Mila screening, for any delay in seeking professional care, or for the outcome of any care a clinician provides. Please read our Terms of Service for the full description of our liability limits and your statutory consumer protection rights.