Children with Special Needs

A library to share information on the growing population of children with special needs and issue surrounding the establishment of a 'medical home.'

See AAP MEDICAL HOME WEBPAGE

Each intern should have several, so that he/she can pick a patient for the 2 home visits scheduled during the 2nd year.

A developmental disability is:
     A SEVERE, CHRONIC disability of an individual that: 

1. Is attributable to mental or physical impairment or combination of mental and physical impairments;
2. Is manifested before the individual attains the age of 22
3. Is likely to continue indefinitely
4. Results in substantial functional limitations in 3 or more of the following areas of major life activity: self-care, receptive and expressive language, learning, mobility, self-direction, capacity for independent living, and economic self-sufficiency
5. Reflects the individual's need for a combination and sequence of special, interdisciplinary, or generic services, individualized support, or other forms of assistance that are of lifelong or extended duration and are individually planned and coordinated.

The patient can't be the typical 18-month-old child who is being referred to EI due to a mild language delay.