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Improving Access to Autism Evaluation: A Coordinated Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics and Pediatric Neurology Diagnostic Pathway.

Barbara Braddock, Katharyn Turner, Krithika Kumarason, Lynn Bock, Kaitlyn Stumpe, Maxwell Wallace, Jennifer Heithaus, Sean Goretzke, Shulamit Portnoy

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Barbara BraddockDivision of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.
Katharyn TurnerDivision of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.
Krithika KumarasonDivision of Neurology (Pediatric Neurology Group), Department of Neurology, SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.
Lynn BockDivision of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.
Kaitlyn StumpeDivision of Neurology (Pediatric Neurology Group), Department of Neurology, SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.
Maxwell WallaceDivision of Neurology (Pediatric Neurology Group), Department of Neurology, SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.
Jennifer HeithausDivision of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.
Sean GoretzkeDivision of Neurology (Pediatric Neurology Group), Department of Neurology, SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.
Shulamit PortnoyDivision of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A shortage of board-certified developmental-behavioral pediatricians generates a bottleneck for children and families who seek autism diagnostic services. Wait time for autism evaluation commonly exceeds a year. To improve access, clinicians developed a coordinated Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics and Pediatric Neurology autism diagnostic pathway. For a subset of children referred to neurology clinic, pediatric neurologists completed the medical part of an autism evaluation and Knights of Columbus Developmental Center psychologists or speech-language pathologists completed developmental assessments. Forty-four autism diagnostic evaluations completed through this coordinated pathway over the course of six months had shortened wait time [mean=50.89 days; range 3 to 184 days; median= 48.50 day]. Parents reported satisfaction with the autism evaluation and resources navigation process. Sustainability and scalability efforts are discussed.

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Autistic DisorderNeurologyPediatricsAdolescentChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHealth Services AccessibilityHumansMale

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PMID38854594
PMCPMC11160370

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