Integrated Healthcare and Autism Spectrum Disorders

• By: Vincent Siasoco, MD, MBA Richard Cohen, PhD Rita Bilello, DDS Metro Community Health Centers, Inc.
• July 1st, 2017
• dental care, healthcare, medical home model, summer 2017 issue
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For families with a loved one diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), navigating the health care system and accessing services can be a significant challenge. In fact, a 2009-2010 National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs examining the relationship between a child’s...

An Interdisciplinary Treatment Program in the School: A New Model

• By: Eric London, MD NYS Institute for Basic Research
• January 1st, 2013
• behavioral interventions, developmental disabilities, education and healthcare integration, interdisciplinary care, learning assessment, medical home model, school-based services, treatment
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From our vantage point in 2012 there is nearly unanimous agreement among the scientists who study autism, that it is really many diseases, and some have suggested that we call it the “autismS.” Along with the three key diagnostic signs (language and social disorder as well as a rigid adherence...