3:31pm June 3, 2014

➸ Improving Access to Health Care for Autistic Adults

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New article up today at AWN plus some additional commentary on my blog. Here’s a quick summary of the accessibility suggestions from the AWN article: 

Improving Access to Care

• Provide text-based communication options. 
• Provide longer appointment slots. 
• Create databases and directories of autistic-friendly providers. 
• Use personalized accommodations reports (like the AASPIRE report).

Improving the Quality of Care

• Use visual aids as well as verbal explanations. 
• Always speak to the autistic person directly. 
• Ask specific, concrete questions. 
• Recognize that autistic people have atypical sensory processing. 
• Communicate in advance before touching a patient. 
• Be aware that some medications can affect autistic individuals in atypical ways. 
• Provide sensory-considerate care. 

More at AWN

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