title: Brief Report: Meeting the Needs of Medically Hospitalized Adults with Autism: A Provider and Patient Toolkit.
abstract: In an effort to meet the needs of adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) while hospitalized, a team of experts and providers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), MGH for Children as well as parents of individuals with ASD was sparked in 2013. This became a multidisciplinary collaborative, the MGH Autism Care Collaborative, to improve adult care for inpatients with ASD. The collaborative was created with three goals in mind: (1) to educate internal medicine adult inpatient providers and staff on the unique needs of adults with ASD when hospitalized; (2) to create ASD specific resources for internal medicine adult inpatient providers; (3) to optimize patient care from admission to discharge among adults with ASD admitted to internal medicine services.
authors.affiliation: Clinician Educator, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Bulfinch 015, Boston, MA, 02114, USA. jcarter0@partners.org.
authors.forename: Jocelyn
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Carter
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Internist, Department of Pediatrics, Boston Medical Center, 850 Harrison Ave, 5th Floor, Boston, MA, 02118, USA.
authors.forename: Sarabeth
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Broder-Fingert
authors.affiliation: Administrative Director, Lurie Center for Autism, MassGeneral Hospital for Children, 1 Maguire Road, Lexington, MA, 02421, USA.
authors.forename: Ann
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Neumeyer
authors.affiliation: Administrative Director, Lurie Center for Autism, MassGeneral Hospital for Children, 1 Maguire Road, Lexington, MA, 02421, USA.
authors.forename: Ann
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Giauque
authors.affiliation: Pediatric/Internal Medicine Clinician Educator, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, 50 Staniford Street, Suite 504A, Boston, MA, 02114, USA.
authors.forename: Ann
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kao
authors.affiliation: Clinician Educator, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, 50 Staniford Street, Suite 504A, Boston, MA, 02114, USA.
authors.forename: Christiana
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Iyasere
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000067877:Autism Spectrum Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D000070516:Intersectoral Collaboration; D008404:Massachusetts; D010290:Parents
keywords: ASD; Autism; Autism educational tools; Hospitalization; Inpatient