Autism Spectrum Disorder: The New Asthma?
Colleen KraftChristopher ChamanadjianBrandon S AylwardPublished in: Clinical pediatrics (2022)
While autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has traditionally been diagnosed in specialty care, rising prevalence rates have strained specialist capacity and created significant diagnostic bottlenecks. With long wait times for specialist evaluations, pediatricians are increasingly being asked to play a greater role in identifying, diagnosing, and managing ASD within the medical home. In this commentary we draw parallels between the challenges pediatricians faced two decades ago learning how to manage pediatric asthma in the medical home, to those faced today in the field of primary care ASD management. Reflecting on the lessons learnt in primary care asthma management may help us construct a roadmap towards a higher and more consistent standard of ASD primary care for patients and their families.
Keyphrases
- autism spectrum disorder
- primary care
- healthcare
- attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- intellectual disability
- palliative care
- lung function
- end stage renal disease
- general practice
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- prognostic factors
- risk factors
- patient reported outcomes
- young adults
- patient reported
- health insurance
- childhood cancer