The US Department of Health and Human Services has proposed “Increasing the proportion
of children with mental health problems who receive treatment” as one of its Healthy People …

Objective Latino children are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) at older
ages and at the point of more severe symptoms. We sought to qualitatively describe …

Social determinants of health (SDoH) are the economic, social, environmental, and
psychosocial factors that influence health. Adolescents and young adults with congenital …

Background: As health care systems around the world shift toward models that emphasize
self-care management, there is increasing pressure for patients to obtain health information …

Objective: Early identification of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) has been linked to
improved long-term developmental outcomes. However, Latino children are diagnosed later …

Abstract In the United States, ethnic minority status and low socioeconomic status both
confer greater risk of premature birth. These sociodemographic factors also contribute to a …

Objective Women of childbearing age, including pregnant and breastfeeding women, report
higher COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, but reasons for this hesitancy are unknown. We …

BACKGROUND: Long delays between parents' initial concerns about their children's
development and a subsequent autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnosis are common …

Objective To examine associations between parent health literacy, discharge plan
complexity, and parent comprehension of and adherence to inpatient discharge instructions …

In their recommendations on screening for autism and developmental disabilities, the
American Academy of Pediatrics recommends referral subsequent to a positive screening …