Aim: This study aims to evaluate of the reports children who applied Medical Board for special needs regarding gender, age, diagnosis, and area.
 Material Method: The 269 aged 0-18, Adıyaman Kahta State Hospital board between January 1 December 31, 2022, were analyzed retrospectively, together with their sociodemographic characteristics.
 Results: mean age cases was 7.4±4.9 years, whi...

The implementation of managed care for children with special health care needs is often associated with apprehension regarding new barriers to health care services. At times, these barriers may overshadow opportunities for improvement. This statement discusses such opportunities, identifies challenges, and proposes active roles for pediatricians and families to improve managed care for children...

BACKGROUND Children with special health care needs (SHCNs) are an important population from health care services, economic, and policy perspectives. However, until recently, no national data on their prevalence and health care service needs that use a commonly accepted definition have existed. OBJECTIVE To provide national estimates of the number of children with SHCNs and their characteristi...

Playgrounds are underutilized for enhancing the social development of young children with special needs. The unstructured, fast-paced nature of play in this setting necessitates using teacher-mediated interventions to enhance inclusion of children with special needs in cooperative interactions with their typically developing peers. In this review, we discuss the importance of moving classroom c...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW Coordination of care is an essential function of pediatric primary care, needed most by children with special health care needs (CSHCN). Although complex, its necessity has become better recognized with the recent increase in attention in the United States to the comprehensive "medical home" model of care. RECENT FINDINGS Coordination is highly dependent on effective communi...