Katharine E. Zuckerman|Kimber M. Mattox|Karen Donelan|Oyundari Batbayar|Anita Baghaee|Christina Bethell
Pediatrician Identification of Latino Children at Risk for Autism Spectrum Disorder
Oregon Health & Science University|Oregon Health & Science University|Massachusetts General Hospital
latinowhite disparities age autism spectrum disorder asd diagnosis may modified primary care pediatrician pcp practices beliefs objectives study assess asd developmental screening practices attitudes toward asd identification latino children barriers asd identification latino children sample 267 california pcpsin mailbased pcp survey assessed rates bilingual general developmental asd screening perceptions parent asd knowledge latino white families reports difficulty assessing asds latino white children perceptions barriers early asd identification latinosalthough 81 pcps offered form developmental screening 29 pcps offered spanish asd screening per american academy pediatrics guidelines 10 offered spanish general developmental spanish asd screening per american academy pediatrics guidelines pcps thought latino english spanish primary family language parents less knowledgeable asds white parents pcps difficulty assessing asd risk latino children spanish primary family language white children even pcp conducted recommended asd screening 25 latino patients frequent barrier asd identification latinos access developmental specialistsmultiple factors primary care setting may contribute delayed asd identification latinos promoting languageappropriate screening disseminating culturally appropriate asd materials latino families improving specialist workforce providing pcp support screening referral latino children may important ways reduce racial ethnic differences care