Autism: considerations for transitions of care into adulthood.
Publication/Presentation Date
6-1-2020
Abstract
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The steady rise in number of youth diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has led to the need to examine transition of care considerations specific to ASD. Improved understanding and guidance addressing these needs will allow pediatric and adult providers to work together to optimize social, medical, and occupational outcomes for these patients.
RECENT FINDINGS: Health-care transition is a delicate time when children with ASD outgrow the services of pediatric programs and enter a fragmented healthcare system that is unfamiliar, insufficiently knowledgeable, and underfunded for their needs.
SUMMARY: Increasing autism prevalence and an aging population with autism lend urgency to improve outcomes in children transitioning to adult-care. Research reveals poor consequences in social support, education, vocational training and employment, housing, and healthcare. Specific considerations to address these issues and ensure successful transition from pediatric to adult care are needed.
Volume
32
Issue
3
First Page
446
Last Page
452
ISSN
1531-698X
Published In/Presented At
Enner, S., Ahmad, S., Morse, A. M., & Kothare, S. V. (2020). Autism: considerations for transitions of care into adulthood. Current opinion in pediatrics, 32(3), 446–452. https://doi.org/10.1097/MOP.0000000000000882
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences | Pediatrics
PubMedID
32068594
Department(s)
Department of Pediatrics
Document Type
Article