Strategies for Managing Patients With Special Needs and Disabilities
People with special healthcare needs and disabilities (SHCND) often face greater challenges to accessing healthcare and significant health inequities than those without disabilities.1 According to the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a disability is an impairment of the body or mind that makes it more difficult to engage in activities and participate in day-to-day life.2 Individuals with SHCND experience long-term physical, behavioral, developmental, and emotional conditions, such as Down syndrome, autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, and epilepsy, that require special attention and medical care.3,4
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