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Telehealth Family Navigation For Early Autism Services Access: The Autism Alert Project, Mohadeseh Solgi, Avneet Sidhu, Annie Hoang, Alicia Feryn, Joseline Raja-Vora, Patricia Cavanaugh, Michelle Tae, Eric Fombonne, Katharine Zuckerman Apr 2023

Telehealth Family Navigation For Early Autism Services Access: The Autism Alert Project, Mohadeseh Solgi, Avneet Sidhu, Annie Hoang, Alicia Feryn, Joseline Raja-Vora, Patricia Cavanaugh, Michelle Tae, Eric Fombonne, Katharine Zuckerman

OHSU-PSU School of Public Health Annual Conference

Background: Delays in access to educational services for autism are common and more likely among children from families of color and/or with low income. In-person family navigation accelerates autism diagnosis; however, the effectiveness of telehealth autism diagnostic navigation is unknown.

Objectives: To test preliminary feasibility and efficacy of a telehealth autism navigation program.

Method: This was a site-randomized pilot trial of autism family navigation for Oregon children in 2021-2022. The intervention used layperson family resource specialists based at Oregon’s Help Me Grow program as navigators for families of children with autism symptoms. Pediatric clinics with >30% Medicaid, located in 5 …