From screening to specialty care: Leveraging primary care integrated psychologists to reduce barriers to autism diagnosis.

Key Points

• The aim is to evaluate how a three-tiered integrated psychology framework can reduce barriers to autism diagnosis and improve care relationships with families.
• Developed a three-tiered framework for integrated psychology in primary care.
• Implemented integrated psychology services to enhance autism diagnostic processes.
• Collected feedback from families regarding their experiences with autism care.
• Reduced care gaps between primary care and specialty autism services.
• Enhanced communication and relationships between families and care providers.
• Improved accessibility of autism diagnosis for families.