{"title":"From Early Childhood to Adulthood: Implementing Neuroaffirming Health Care for Autistic Individuals.","authors":"Kruti Acharya, Sarah C Bauer, Helen Rottier","doi":"10.3928/19382359-20260317-01","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In health care, autism is viewed through the medical model. This approach may lead to adverse health care experiences and outcomes for autistic individuals. In contrast, integrating neurodiversity into care can improve the health care experiences and outcomes of autistic individuals. The authors combine scientific literature, the health care perspectives of autistic people, and clinical experiences to highlight the barriers and needs of individuals who are neurodivergent in health care. The authors present tangible neuroaffirming practices for pediatric medicine, from screening and diagnosis to transition to adulthood. Physicians play a crucial role in advancing accessible, neuroaffirming care. Even small changes in practice meaningfully improve health care experiences for autistic individuals from early childhood to adulthood.</p>","PeriodicalId":54633,"journal":{"name":"Pediatric Annals","volume":"55 7","pages":"e246-e251"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9000,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Pediatric Annals","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.3928/19382359-20260317-01","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"PEDIATRICS","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
In health care, autism is viewed through the medical model. This approach may lead to adverse health care experiences and outcomes for autistic individuals. In contrast, integrating neurodiversity into care can improve the health care experiences and outcomes of autistic individuals. The authors combine scientific literature, the health care perspectives of autistic people, and clinical experiences to highlight the barriers and needs of individuals who are neurodivergent in health care. The authors present tangible neuroaffirming practices for pediatric medicine, from screening and diagnosis to transition to adulthood. Physicians play a crucial role in advancing accessible, neuroaffirming care. Even small changes in practice meaningfully improve health care experiences for autistic individuals from early childhood to adulthood.
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Published for more than 40 years, Pediatric Annals is an online-only, monthly medical review journal dedicated to providing pediatricians and other clinicians with the latest practical information on the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric diseases and disorders. Begin to explore the Journal and all of its great benefits such as:
-Single-topic summary reviews of important trends in pediatric medicine
-Access to current articles, as well as several years of archived content
-Columns including Healthy Baby/Healthy Child and Case Challenges
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