Bridging the Gap: Improving Health Care Access for Autistic Patients

• By: Elise Huntley, MA, CCLS Sean P. Antosh, MD Dayton Children’s Hospital
• July 9th, 2025
• accessible health care, advocacy, children, communication, health care, individualized care plans, providers, sensory accommodations, Summer 2025 Issue
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People with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) face significant health care disparities and stigma in accessing appropriate care, contributing to markedly reduced life expectancy. Research indicates that autistic individuals experience premature mortality at rates two to ten times higher than the...

My Child with Autism Needs Anesthesia, What Should I Know?

• By: Sean P. Antosh, MD Dayton Children’s Hospital
• March 26th, 2021
• anesthesia, anxiety, hospital, hospitalization, imaging tests, medication, preparation, procedures, sedation, Spring 2021 Issue, stress, surgery
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Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have an increased rate of hospital contact and are likely to require sedation and anesthesia for surgeries, procedures, and imaging tests. Lee et al. has demonstrated that children with autism were about two to three times more likely to experience an...