A practitioner's guide for identifying paediatric patients with atopic dermatitis who are at risk of disease progression and developing atopic comorbidities. This figure presents the relevant questions to ask in the clinic, which may aid in family counselling and the decision‐making process for the management and/or early referral of paediatric patients with atopic dermatitis. Based on data from the cohorts listed on the left, circled responses to these questions represent the highest risk. Referral to a specialist is recommended for patients with any of these characteristics. ALSPAC, Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children; BAMSE, Children Allergy Milieu Stockholm Epidemiology; MAS, Multicenter Allergy Study; MeDALL, Mechanisms of the Development of Allergy; PASTURE, Protection Against Allergy: Study in Rural Environments; PEER, Pediatric Eczema Elective Registry; PIAMA, Prevention and Incidence of Asthma and Mite Allergy; TOACS, The Odense Adolescents Cohort Study; WISC, Wisconsin Birth Cohort Study.