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A Care Pathway for Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder on an Inpatient Psychiatric Service

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The Autism Spectrum Disorder Care Pathway (ASD-CP) was designed to address the challenges associated with providing care to youth with ASD psychiatrically hospitalized in nonspecialized settings. The ASD-CP, first implemented in July 2015 in a public hospital, consists of a modular staff training, a set of behavioral intervention strategies focused on prevention and management of challenging behaviors (CBs), and a toolkit to aid in staff implementation of strategies. Data collected in 3 years since its inception suggests that the ASD-CP is associated with significant reductions in the use of crisis interventions in patients with ASD.

Historical Background

Youth with ASD are psychiatrically hospitalized at elevated rates compared to age-matched peers. These youth also have significantly longer hospital stays, and the costs associated with hospitalizing children with ASD are more than double the costs for children without ASD (Croen et al. 2006). Risk factors for...

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  1. Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Child Study Center, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, USA

    Paige Cervantes

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  1. Yale Child Study Center, New Haven, CT, USA

    Fred R. Volkmar

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Cervantes, P. (2020). A Care Pathway for Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder on an Inpatient Psychiatric Service. In: Volkmar, F. (eds) Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6435-8_102449-1

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