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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
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 …
Provider Perspectives On Benefits And Challenges Of Mhealth Autism Screeners In Underserved Families, Yesenia Morales
Provider Perspectives On Benefits And Challenges Of Mhealth Autism Screeners In Underserved Families, Yesenia Morales
OHSU-PSU School of Public Health Annual Conference
Background: Mobile-health (mHealth; using mobile devices) screening tools for autism are becoming more prevalent, and have potential benefits such as video content, eye tracking, and adaptive design. However, it is unclear whether such tools will ameliorate disparities in access to autism diagnosis and treatment for children from under-privileged backgrounds, instead of improving treatment only for those already advantaged in autism care.
Objective: To understand factors affecting equity in use of mHealth autism screening tools from the perspective of primary care providers (PCPs) and Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education providers (EIPs).
Design/Methods: We conducted qualitative interviews about mHealth autism screening tools, …