Toward More Equitable Care: A Closer Look at Autism Clinic Intake Practices and Paperwork.

Objective: To describe intake requirements among autism clinics and to assess how well intake paperwork aligns with national standards for enhancing language and literacy accessibility.

Methods: This was a survey of 126 autism clinics in the Children's Hospital Association, assessing intake processes and intake paperwork readability conducted between November 2021 and August 2022. Descriptive analyses characterized intake requirements and paperwork components.

Disparities in Pediatric Specialty Referral Scheduling and Completion.

Objective: To estimate differences in scheduled and completed specialty referrals by race, ethnicity, language for care, and insurance type.

Study Design: We studied a retrospective cohort of 38 334 specialty referrals to a large children's hospital between March 2019 and March 2021. We included referrals for patients with primary care clinics within 5 miles of the hospital.