A Road Map for Academic Developmental-Behavioral Pediatric Practices to Increase Access.

There are currently at least 19 million children and adolescents in the United States with disorders of development (learning disorders, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, intellectual disabilities, autism, motor incoordination/cerebral palsy, etc.) and only approximately 800 board-certified developmental-behavioral pediatricians (DBPs) practicing nationally. Given the astronomical mismatch between the number of children and adolescents with developmental disorders and the number of board-certified DBPs, developmental-behavioral pediatric consultations are likely the most inaccessible in all of medicine.

Autism and Access to Care During the COVID-19 Crisis.

Case: Brian is a 6-year-old boy who was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and global developmental delay at age 2. He has no other health conditions of note. Brian lives with his parents and an older brother, who also has ASD, in a rural area 2 hours from the center where he was diagnosed.