Assessing Community Needs for Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Review of Rural/Frontier Needs Through Community Outreach With Developmental Pediatrics.
| Autor: | Eygnor, Alyssa, Angulo, Abigail, Cobian, Maritza, Wilson, Rebecca, Coan, Elizabeth, Reynolds, Ann, Friedman, Sandra, Boles, Richard E. |
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DIAGNOSIS of autism
HEALTH services accessibility EARLY medical intervention RESEARCH funding HEALTH insurance COMMUNITIES DESCRIPTIVE statistics TERTIARY care RURAL health services TRANSPORTATION MEDICAL records ACQUISITION of data ASPERGER'S syndrome MEDICAL needs assessment NEEDS assessment MEDICAL referrals CHILDREN |
| Zdroj: | Clinical Pediatrics; Nov2024, Vol. 63 Issue 11, p1568-1572, 5p |
| Abstrakt: | Early intervention is known to improve long-term outcomes for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Access barriers to care limit timely engagement with supportive services. This report characterized the community needs and supportive services for children and families with suspected or diagnosed ASD. Families and providers participating in outreach clinics identified available services and their attitudes about support for ASD diagnosis. Chart reviews provided referral history, insurance, and current services. Children were nearly 6 years old, 95% of families relied on public health insurance, whereas 50% reported traveling 11 miles or greater for supportive services. Most providers (83%) were medically trained in primary care and placed 1-5 referrals per month to a tertiary referral hospital. Providers reported travel difficulty as the primary reason for referring patients for evaluation. Multiple barriers for supportive services were identified, highlighting the importance to increase the capacity and availability of local ASD supportive services. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: | Complementary Index |
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