They may need special counseling about school, jobs, living options, transportation, and health insurance. The summary recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics stresses planning. No. 6 December 1996. In March of 1989, former Surgeon General, Dr. C. Everett Koop held a conference entitled, Growing up and Getting Medical Care. Financial barriers, patient and family barriers, and physician attitudinal barriers were discussed.
List below are the physician attitudinal barriers.
Physician Attitudinal Barriers Physicians have a limited knowledge of many disabling conditions. Limited provider knowledge of available community resources diminishes the potential for use of existing social services. Sub specialist pediatricians who have followed many of these young adults since childhood are reluctant to turn over responsibility to an internist who they are convinced couldn t do as well. A number of alternatives for providers were proposed and are listed below. Mandatory clinical rotations for primary care physicians in developmental disabilities.