Autism

Helps support health care professionals in the identification and ongoing management of children with autism spectrum disorders in the medical home. This resource features an introduction - AAP policy information as background for health care professionals to use as reference, as well as handouts.

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This is a comprehensive resource to help support health care professionals in the identification and ongoing management of children with autism spectrum disorders in the medical home.Divided into 5 informative sections, this toolkit: features an introduction - AAP policy information as background for health care professionals to use as reference, as well as handouts; provides identification - resources and tools to aid clinicians in the early identification of children with autism spectrum disorders; includes referrals - resources to make the referral process more straightforward; contains physician fact sheets - resources and tools to help pediatricians management children with autism spectrum disorders in the medical home; and includes family resources-easy-to-read documents that health care professionals can provide to parents as information to supplement discussion.The fully searchable CD-ROM puts an extensive library of ASD-specific solutions right at your fingertips.
Just point and click to access desired information in the AAP Clinical Reports and rapidly find a wealth of related practice tools: screening algorithms, surveillance algorithms, guideline summary charts, management checklists, developmental checklists, developmental growth chars, Web site links, early intervention referral forms, ASD coding tools, reimbursement tips, and much more.