Patient and Family-Centred Care (PFCC) as an evidence-based framework for optimising the acute healthcare experiences of families of young people with autism

Commentary on: Nicholas DB, Muskat B, Zwiagenbaum L, et al . Patient- and Family-Centered Care in the emergency department for children with autism. Pediatrics 2020;145 (Supp 1) S93–8. The healthcare of people with learning disabilities and autism has been the focus of increased attention in recent decades. This has been driven largely by evidence that this group experience a higher prevalence of physical and mental health complexities than the general population, whilst also being vulnerable to a range of health …