tailieunhanh - Diagnostic History and Treatment of School-aged Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Special Health Care Needs

Countries and donors have agreed a set of principles around aid effectiveness to address these challenges. 21 Countries will work to develop national health plans and donors will align their aid accordingly. They will also harmonize their budgets, providing separate health budget lines, with all public spending and donor financing included. Already, countries and donors are using the International Health Partnership (IHP+) to improve and harmonize their activities, reduce fragmentation and ensure that more funding flows rapidly to those who need it. Today, funds for women’s and children’s health reach countries through many channels, including traditional bilateral funding and multilateral channels | NCHS Data Brief No. 97 May 2012 Diagnostic History and Treatment of School-aged Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Special Health Care Needs Beverly A. Pringle . Lisa J. Colpe . . Stephen J. Blumberg . Rosa M. Avila . and Michael D. Kogan . Key findings Data from the 2011 Survey of Pathways to Diagnosis and Services The median age when school -aged children with special health care needs CSHCN and autism spectrum disorder ASD were first identified as having ASD was 5 years. School-aged CSHCN identified as having ASD at a younger age under age 5 years were identified most often by generalists and psychologists while those identified later aged 5 years and over were identified primarily by psychologists and psychiatrists. Nine out of 10 school-aged CSHCN with ASD use one or more services to meet their developmental needs. Social skills training and speech or language therapy are the most common each used by almost three-fifths of these children. More than one-half of school-aged CSHCN with ASD use psychotropic medication. Autism Spectrum Disorder ASD is a set of complex neurodevelopment disorders characterized by mild to severe problems in social interaction and communication along with restricted repetitive behavior patterns 1 . ASD symptoms begin before age 3 years and last into adulthood although symptoms may improve over time. There is no one best treatment for ASD but the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends early behavioral intervention once a child is diagnosed 2 . Nearly all children 94 with ASD have special health care needs defined as requiring health or related services beyond those required by children generally 3 4 . This report provides information on diagnosis and treatment of school-aged 6-17 years children with special health care needs CSHCN and ASD. Keywords developmental disorders health care services medications Pathways to Diagnosis and Services Study One-half of school-aged CSHCN with ASD were aged 5 .