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Addressing Health Inequities in the United States: A Case Report on Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Social Determinants of Health
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder that presents with delays in developmental milestones, social impairment, and behavioral difficulties. Treatment relies upon an intensive individualized multidisciplinary medical and therapeutic approach. This case presents a ch...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10460124/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37637658 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.42539 |
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author | Fox, Kristen E Maribona, Adriana S Quintero, Juliana Lange, Carlos Semidey, Katherine |
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description | Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder that presents with delays in developmental milestones, social impairment, and behavioral difficulties. Treatment relies upon an intensive individualized multidisciplinary medical and therapeutic approach. This case presents a child affected by ASD and other associated conditions, whose care was significantly limited by the effects of social determinants of health, including lack of transportation, housing instability, low income, and most importantly, lack of health insurance. Without universal health coverage, the US healthcare system requires that patients have insurance or pay out-of-pocket to access medical care. It is vital that healthcare providers are able to recognize and address these barriers in order to help pediatric patients and their families navigate a difficult and often inequitable healthcare system. It is also crucial to emphasize the importance of healthcare providers, policymakers, and advocacy organizations to work together to address the systemic barriers that limit access to quality care for children with ASD. |
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spelling | pubmed-104601242023-08-27 Addressing Health Inequities in the United States: A Case Report on Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Social Determinants of Health Fox, Kristen E Maribona, Adriana S Quintero, Juliana Lange, Carlos Semidey, Katherine Cureus Pediatrics Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder that presents with delays in developmental milestones, social impairment, and behavioral difficulties. Treatment relies upon an intensive individualized multidisciplinary medical and therapeutic approach. This case presents a child affected by ASD and other associated conditions, whose care was significantly limited by the effects of social determinants of health, including lack of transportation, housing instability, low income, and most importantly, lack of health insurance. Without universal health coverage, the US healthcare system requires that patients have insurance or pay out-of-pocket to access medical care. It is vital that healthcare providers are able to recognize and address these barriers in order to help pediatric patients and their families navigate a difficult and often inequitable healthcare system. It is also crucial to emphasize the importance of healthcare providers, policymakers, and advocacy organizations to work together to address the systemic barriers that limit access to quality care for children with ASD. Cureus 2023-07-27 /pmc/articles/PMC10460124/ /pubmed/37637658 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.42539 Text en Copyright © 2023, Fox et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Pediatrics Fox, Kristen E Maribona, Adriana S Quintero, Juliana Lange, Carlos Semidey, Katherine Addressing Health Inequities in the United States: A Case Report on Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Social Determinants of Health |
title | Addressing Health Inequities in the United States: A Case Report on Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Social Determinants of Health |
title_full | Addressing Health Inequities in the United States: A Case Report on Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Social Determinants of Health |
title_fullStr | Addressing Health Inequities in the United States: A Case Report on Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Social Determinants of Health |
title_full_unstemmed | Addressing Health Inequities in the United States: A Case Report on Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Social Determinants of Health |
title_short | Addressing Health Inequities in the United States: A Case Report on Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Social Determinants of Health |
title_sort | addressing health inequities in the united states: a case report on autism spectrum disorder (asd) and social determinants of health |
topic | Pediatrics |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10460124/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37637658 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.42539 |
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