58 Autism Spectrum Disorders: What Pediatric Clinicians Need to Know

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Dr. Susan Hyman is a Board Certified Developmental Behavioral Pediatrician. She is chief of the division of Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics at the University of Rochester, which includes outpatient specialty services dedicated to diagnosis and ongoing medical consultation and behavioral care for children and youth with autism and other developmental disabilities for a large region of Central and Western NY. 

The division provides inter-professional education for pediatric, nursing and other trainees and has a service that engages in community consultation.  She is the Co-Principal Investigator of the Rochester Site of the Autism Cares Network sponsored by Autism Speaks. Her research interests include medical care and behavioral interventions for children and youth with autism spectrum disorders, diet and nutrition in children with autism, among other areas. 

She has been very active in the American Academy of Pediatrics with a focus on supporting the primary care pediatrician in the identification and care of youth with autism and other developmental disorders in the medical home. Dr. Hyman served 14 years as chair of the Autism Subcommittee and 6 years on the Executive Committee of the Council on Children with Disabilities.  To further these goals, she and her team have been actively involved in ECHO Autism for practices in the Central and Western NY region.

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[00:01] Dr. Susan Hyman Shares Her Story With Us

• Welcome to the first CME series in Pediatric Meltdown!
• What to expect in this series
• I introduce and welcome Dr. Susan Hyman
• Susan shares why she pursue a career as a pediatrician

[07:12] The Clinical Report on Autism

• Susan gives emphasis about the need of patients to receive holistic care
• She raises some questions that pediatricians have to address for children with autism 
• We exchange ideas about this big myth about people with autism
• The overall goal of their Clinical Report on Autism according to Susan
• Physicians should convey to patients they have enough time
• We discuss the first part of the Clinical Report
• The privilege of being a primary care provider
• The screening measures recommended 

[20:13] Why Early Interventions Are Important

• Susan discusses the importance of early interventions
• Is there a difference between children who received early interventions and those who didn’t?
• Susan shares an interesting...