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Health Conditions, Education Services, and Transition Planning for Adolescents With Autism.
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Pediatrics [Pediatrics] 2024 Apr 01; Vol. 153 (4). - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Objective: Our objectives with this study were to describe the frequency of selected cooccurring health conditions and individualized education program (IEP) services and post-high school transition planning for adolescents with autism spectrum disorder and identify disparities by sex, intellectual ability, race or ethnicity, and geographic area.<br />Methods: The study sample included 1787 adolescents born in 2004 who were identified as having autism through a health and education record review through age 16 years in 2020. These adolescents were part of a longitudinal population-based surveillance birth cohort from the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network from 2004 to 2020 in 5 US catchment areas.<br />Results: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (47%) and anxiety (39%) were the most common cooccurring health conditions. Anxiety was less commonly identified for those with intellectual disability than those without. It was also less commonly identified among Black adolescents compared with White or Hispanic adolescents. There was wide variation across Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network sites in the provision of school-based IEP services. Students with intellectual disability were less likely to receive school-based mental health services and more likely to have a goal for postsecondary independent living skills compared with those without intellectual disability. A total of 37% of students did not participate in standardized testing.<br />Conclusions: We identified disparities in the identification of cooccurring conditions and school-based IEP services, practices, and transition planning. Working with pediatric health and education providers, families, and adolescents with autism will be important to identify contributing factors and to focus efforts to reduce disparities in the supports and services adolescents with autism have access to and receive.<br /> (Copyright © 2024 by the American Academy of Pediatrics.)
- Subjects :
- Adolescent
Adult
Child
Humans
Young Adult
Ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino
Black or African American
White
Autism Spectrum Disorder epidemiology
Autism Spectrum Disorder therapy
Autistic Disorder epidemiology
Autistic Disorder therapy
Intellectual Disability epidemiology
Intellectual Disability therapy
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1098-4275
- Volume :
- 153
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Pediatrics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 38501189
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2023-063672