Healthcare for Autistic Children

Access to comprehensive, quality health care services is important for promoting and maintaining health, preventing and managing disease, reducing unnecessary disability and premature death, and achieving health equity for all. Access to health care impacts one’s overall physical, social, and mental health status and quality of life.

Barriers to health services include: High cost of care, Inadequate or no insurance coverage, Lack of availability of services, Lack of culturally competent care and more