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Council on Children with Disabilities

AAP Policy authored by the Council on Children with Disabilities
Elise Sarvas, DDS, MSD, MPH; Jessica Webb, DDS, MSD, MA, MSRT; Mary Landrigan-Ossar, MD, PhD, FAAP; Larry Yin, MD, MSPH, FAAP; SECTION ON ORAL HEALTH; Jeffrey M. Karp, DMD, MS; Eric L. Beyer, MD, IBCLC, FABM, FAAP; Chevon Brooks, MD, FAAP; Lauren M. Feldman, DMD; C. Eve Kimball, MD, FAAP; Anupama Rao Tate, DMD, MPH; Karen Sokal-Gutierrez, MD, MPH, FAAP; John H. Unkel, DDS, MD, MPA, FAAP; Matt Zaborowski, MPH, CPH; Matt Crespin, MPH, RDH; Amr Moursi, DDS, PhD; Kera Beskin, MPH, MBA; COUNCIL ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES; Garey Noritz, MD, FAAP, FACP; Rishi Agrawal, MD, MPH, FAAP; Deanna Bell, MD, FAAP; Jessica E.A. Foster, MD, MPH, FAAP; Ellen Fremion, MD, FAAP, FACP; Sheryl Frierson, MD, MEd, FAAP; Michelle E. Melicosta, MD, MPH, MSc, FAAP; Barbara S. Saunders, DO, FAAP; Siddharth Srivastava, MD, FAAP; Jilda Vargus-Adams, MD, MSc, FAAP; Katharine E. Zuckerman, MD, MPH, FAAP; Dennis Z. Kuo, MD, MHS, FAAP; Jeffrey P. Brosco, MD, PhD, FAAP; Carol Weitzman, MD, FAAP; Matthew Sadof, MD, FAAP; Allysa Ware, PhD, MSW; Marshalyn Yeargin-Allsopp, MD, FAAP; Jennifer Poon, MD, FAAP; Marshalyn Yeargin-Allsopp, MD, FAAP; Alexandra Kuznetsov; SECTION ON ANESTHESIOLOGY AND PAIN MEDICINE; Debnath Chatterjee, MD, FAAP; Christina Diaz, MD, FAAP; Elizabeth Drum, MD, FAAP; Justin Long, MD, FAAP; Lena Sun, MD, FAAP; Brittany Willer, MD, FAAP; Mary Landrigan-Ossar, MD, PhD, FAAP; James J. Fehr, MD, FAAP; Yuan-Chi Lin, MD, FAAP; Adam C. Adler, MD, MS, FAAP; Jennifer Riefe, MEd
Renee M. Turchi, MD, MPH, FAAP; Dennis Z. Kuo, MD, MHS, FAAP; John W. Rusher, MD, JD, FAAP; Rebecca R. Seltzer, MD, MHS, FAAP; Christoph U. Lehmann, MD, FAAP; Randall W. Grout, MD, MS, FAAP; COUNCIL ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES; Garey Noritz, MD, FAAP, FACP; Rishi Agrawal, MD, MPH, FAAP; Deanna Bell, MD, FAAP; Jessica E.A. Foster, MD, MPH, FAAP; Ellen Fremion, MD, FAAP, FACP; Sheryl Frierson, MD, MEd, FAAP; Michelle E. Melicosta, MD, MPH, MSc, FAAP; Barbara S. Saunders, DO, FAAP; Siddharth Srivastava, MD, FAAP; Jilda Vargus-Adams, MD, MSc, FAAP; Katharine E. Zuckerman, MD, MPH, FAAP; Jeffrey P. Brosco, MD, PhD, FAAP; Carol Weitzman, MD, FAAP; Matthew Sadof, MD, FAAP; Allysa Ware, PhD, MSW; Marshalyn Yeargin-Allsopp, MD, FAAP; Alexandra Kuznetsov; COMMITTEE ON MEDICAL LIABILITY AND RISK MANAGEMENT; James P. Scibilia, MD, FAAP; Ryan E. Alanzalon, MD, FAAP; Steven A. Bondi, JD, MD, FAAP; Craig H. Gosdin, MD, MSHA, FAAP; Kajal Khanna, MD, JD, FAAP; Jonathan Muraskas, MD, FAAP; Laura J. Sigman, MD, JD, FAAP; Preethi Srinivasakumar, MD, FAAP; Michelle Terry, MD, FAAP; Robert M. Turbow, MD, JD, FAAP; Richard L. Oken, MD, FAAP; Julie Kersten Ake
Beth Ellen Davis, MD, MPH, FAAP; Mary O’Connor Leppert, MD, FAAP; Kendell German, MD, FAAP; Christoph U. Lehmann, MD, FAAP; Ira Adams-Chapman, MD, MPH, FAAP; COUNCIL ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES; Garey Noritz, MD, FAAP, FACP; Rishi Agrawal, MD, MPH, FAAP; Jessica E. A. Foster, MD, MPH, FAAP; Ellen Fremion, MD, FAAP, FACP; Sheryl Frierson, MD, MEd, FAAP; Michelle Melicosta, MD, MPH, FAAP; Barbara S. Saunders, DO, FAAP; Siddharth Srivastava, MD, FAAP; Christopher Stille, MD, MPH, FAAP; Jilda Vargus-Adams, MD, MSc, FAAP; Katharine Zuckerman, MD, MPH, FAAP; Dennis Z. Kuo, MD, MHS, FAAP; Jeffrey Brosco, MD, PhD, FAAP; Jennifer Poon, MD, FAAP; Matthew Sadof, MD, FAAP; Allysa Ware, PhD, MSW; Marshalyn Yeargin-Allsopp, MD, FAAP; Alexandra Kuznetsov; Christoph U. Lehmann, MD, FAAP; COMMITTEE ON FETUS AND NEWBORN; Eric Eichenwald, MD; Namasivayam Ambalavanan, MD; Charleta Guillory, MD; Mark Hudak, MD; David Kaufman, MD; Camilia Martin, MD; Ashley Lucke, MD; Margaret Parker, MD; Arun Pramanik, MD; Kelly Wade, MD; Timothy Jancelewicz, MD; Michael Narvey, MD; Russell Miller, MD; Wanda Barfield, MD, MPH; Lisa Grisham, APRN, NNP-BC; Jim Couto, MA
Garey Noritz, MD, FAAP, FACP; Lynn Davidson, MD, FAAP; Katherine Steingass, MD, FAAP; Council on Children With Disabilities, and the AMERICAN ACADEMY FOR CEREBRAL PALSY AND DEVELOPMENTAL MEDICINE
Garey Noritz, MD, FAAP, FACP; Lynn Davidson, MD, FAAP; Katherine Steingass, MD, FAAP; the Council on Children with Disabilities, The American Academy For Cerebral Palsy And Developmental Medicine
Lori A. Legano, MD, FAAP; Larry W. Desch, MD, FAAP; Stephen A. Messner, MD, FAAP; Sheila Idzerda, MD, FAAP; Emalee G. Flaherty, MD, FAAP; COUNCIL ON CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT; COUNCIL ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES; Suzanne Breen Haney, MD, FAAP; Andrew P. Sirotnak, MD, FAAP; Amy R. Gavril, MD, MSCI, FAAP; Rebecca Greenlee Girardet, MD, FAAP; Amanda Bird Hoffert Gilmartin, MD, FAAP; Antoinette Laskey, MD, MPH, MBA, FAAP; Bethany Anne Mohr, MD, FAAP; Shalon Marie Nienow, MD, FAAP; Norell Rosado, MD, FAAP; Dennis Z. Kuo, MD, MHS, FAAP; Susan Apkon, MD, FAAP; Lynn F. Davidson, MD, FAAP; Kathryn A. Ellerbeck, MD, FAAP; Jessica E. A. Foster, MD, MPH, FAAP; Susan L. Hyman, MD, FAAP; Garey H. Noritz, MD, FAAP; Mary O’Connor Leppert, MD, FAAP; Barbara Saunders, DO, FAAP; Christopher Stille, MD, MPH, FAAP; Larry Yin, MD, MSPH, FAAP
Mindy B. Statter, MD, MBE; Garey Noritz, MD; COMMITTEE ON BIOETHICS, COUNCIL ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES; Robert Conover Macauley, MD, MDiv, FAAP; Gina Marie Geis, MD, FAAP; Naomi Tricot Laventhal, MD, FAAP; Douglas J. Opel, MD, MPH, FAAP; William R. Sexson, MD, MAB, FAAP; Dennis Z. Kuo, MD, MHS, FAAP; Susan Apkon, MD, FAAP; Timothy J. Brei, MD, FAAP; Lynn F. Davidson, MD, FAAP; Beth Ellen Davis, MD, MPH, FAAP; Kathryn A. Ellerbeck, MD, FAAP; Susan L. Hyman, MD, FAAP; Mary O’Connor Leppert, MD, FAAP; Christopher J. Stille, MD, MPH, FAAP; Larry Yin, MD, MSPH, FAAP
Susan L. Hyman, MD, FAAP; Susan E. Levy, MD, MPH, FAAP; Scott M. Myers, MD, FAAP; COUNCIL ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES, SECTION ON DEVELOPMENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL PEDIATRICS; Dennis Kuo, MD, MHS, FAAP; Susan Apkon, MD, FAAP; Timothy Brei, MD, FAAP; Lynn F. Davidson, MD, FAAP; Beth Ellen Davis, MD, MPH, FAAP; Kathryn A. Ellerbeck, MD, FAAP; Susan L. Hyman, MD, FAAP; Garey H. Noritz, MD, FAAP; Mary O’Connor Leppert, MD, FAAP; Christopher Stille, MD, MPH, FAAP; Larry Yin, MD, MSPH, FAAP; Carol C. Weitzman, MD, FAAP; Nerissa S. Bauer, MD, MPH, FAAP; David O. Childers, Jr, MD, FAAP; Jack M. Levine, MD, FAAP; Ada Myriam Peralta-Carcelen, MD, MPH, FAAP; Peter J. Smith, MD, MA, FAAP; Nathan L. Blum, MD, FAAP; Kimberlly LaShun String, MD, FAAP; Rebecca Baum, MD, FAAP; Robert Voigt, MD, FAAP; Carolyn Bridgemohan, MD, FAAP
Susan L. Hyman, MD, FAAP; Susan E. Levy, MD, MPH, FAAP; Scott M. Myers, MD, FAAP; COUNCIL ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES, SECTION ON DEVELOPMENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL PEDIATRICS; Dennis Z. Kuo, MD, MHS, FAAP; Susan Apkon, MD, FAAP; Lynn F. Davidson, MD, FAAP; Kathryn A. Ellerbeck, MD, FAAP; Jessica E.A. Foster, MD, MPH, FAAP; Garey H. Noritz, MD, FAAP; Mary O’Connor Leppert, MD, FAAP; Barbara S. Saunders, DO, FAAP; Christopher Stille, MD, MPH, FAAP; Larry Yin, MD, MSPH, FAAP; Carol C. Weitzman, MD, FAAP; David Omer Childers, Jr, MD, FAAP; Jack M. Levine, MD, FAAP; Ada Myriam Peralta-Carcelen, MD, MPH, FAAP; Jennifer K. Poon, MD, FAAP; Peter J. Smith, MD, MA, FAAP; Nathan Jon Blum, MD, FAAP; John Ichiro Takayama, MD, MPH, FAAP; Rebecca Baum, MD, FAAP; Robert G. Voigt, MD, FAAP; Carolyn Bridgemohan, MD, FAAP
Paul H. Lipkin, MD, FAAP; Michelle M. Macias, MD, FAAP; COUNCIL ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES, SECTION ON DEVELOPMENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL PEDIATRICS; Kenneth W. Norwood, Jr, MD, FAAP; Timothy J. Brei, MD, FAAP; Lynn F. Davidson, MD, FAAP; Beth Ellen Davis, MD, MPH, FAAP; Kathryn A. Ellerbeck, MD, MPH, FAAP; Amy J. Houtrow, MD, PhD, MPH, FAAP; Susan L. Hyman, MD, FAAP; Dennis Z. Kuo, MD, MHS, FAAP; Garey H. Noritz, MD, FAAP; Larry Yin, MD, MSPH, FAAP; Nancy A. Murphy, MD, FAAP; Susan E. Levy, MD, MPH; Carol C. Weitzman, MD, FAAP; Nerissa S. Bauer, MD, MPH, FAAP; David O. Childers Jr, MD, FAAP; Jack M. Levine, MD, FAAP; Ada Myriam Peralta-Carcelen, MD, MPH, FAAP; Peter J. Smith, MD, MA, FAAP; Nathan L. Blum, MD, FAAP; Stephen H. Contompasis, MD, FAAP; Damon R. Korb, MD, FAAP; Laura J. McGuinn, MD, FAAP; Robert G. Voigt, MD, FAAP
Amy Houtrow, MD, PhD, MPH, FAAP, FAAPMR; Nancy Murphy, MD, FAAP, FAAPMR; COUNCIL ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES
Gerri Mattson, MD; Dennis Z. Kuo, MD; COMMITTEE ON PSYCHOSOCIAL ASPECTS OF CHILD AND FAMILY HEALTH; COUNCIL ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES; Michael Yogman, MD; Rebecca Baum, MD; Thresia B. Gambon, MD; Arthur Lavin, MD; Raul Montiel Esparza, MD; Arwa A. Nasir, MBBS; Lawrence Sagin Wissow, MD; Susan Apkon, MD; Timothy J. Brei, MD; Lynn F. Davidson, MD; Beth Ellen Davis, MD; Kathryn A. Ellerbeck, MD; Susan L. Hyman, MD; Mary O’Connor Leppert, MD; Garey H. Noritz, MD; Christopher J. Stille, MD; Larry Yin, MD
Renee M. Turchi, MD; Vincent C. Smith, MD; COMMITTEE ON SUBSTANCE USE AND PREVENTION; COUNCIL ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES; Sheryl A. Ryan, MD; Deepa R. Camenga, MD; Stephen W. Patrick, MD; Jennifer Plumb, MD; Joanna Quigley, MD; Leslie R. Walker-Harding, MD; Dennis Z. Kuo, MD; Susan Apkon, MD; Timothy J. Brei, MD; Lynn F. Davidson, MD; Beth Ellen Davis, MD; Kathryn A. Ellerbeck, MD; Susan L. Hyman, MD; Mary O’Connor Leppert, MD; Garey H. Noritz, MD; Christopher J. Stille, MD; Larry Yin, MD
Richard C. Adams, MD, FAAP; Susan E. Levy, MD, MPH, FAAP; COUNCIL ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES
Julie Hauer, MD, FAAP; Amy J. Houtrow, MD, PhD, MPH, FAAP; SECTION ON HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE MEDICINE, COUNCIL ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES; Chris Feudtner, MD, PhD, MPH, FAAP; Scott Klein, MD, MHSA, FAAP; Jeffrey Klick, MD, FAAP; Jennifer Linebarger, MD, MPH, FAAP; Kenneth W. Norwood, Jr, MD, FAAP; Richard C. Adams, MD, FAAP; Timothy J. Brei, MD, FAAP; Lynn F. Davidson, MD, FAAP; Beth Ellen Davis, MD, MPH, FAAP; Sandra L. Friedman, MD, MPH, FAAP; Susan L. Hyman, MD, FAAP; Dennis Z. Kuo, MD, MHS, FAAP; Garey H. Noritz, MD, FAAP; Larry Yin, MD, MSPH, FAAP; Nancy A. Murphy, MD, FAAP
Sandra L. Friedman, MD; Kenneth W. Norwood, Jr, MD; COUNCIL ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES; Kenneth W. Norwood, Jr, MD; Richard C. Adams, MD; Timothy J. Brei, MD; Lynn F. Davidson, MD; Beth Ellen Davis, MD; Sandra L. Friedman, MD; Amy J. Houtrow, MD; Susan L. Hyman, MD; Dennis Z. Kuo, MD; Garey H. Noritz, MD; Larry Yin, MD; Nancy A. Murphy, MD; Miriam Kalichman, MD
Dennis Z. Kuo, MD; Amy J. Houtrow, MD; COUNCIL ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES
Paul H. Lipkin, MD; Jeffrey Okamoto, MD; the COUNCIL ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES and COUNCIL ON SCHOOL HEALTH; Kenneth W. Norwood, Jr, MD; Richard C. Adams, MD; Timothy J. Brei, MD; Robert T. Burke, MD; Beth Ellen Davis, MD; Sandra L. Friedman, MD; Amy J. Houtrow, MD; Susan L. Hyman, MD; Dennis Z. Kuo, MD; Garey H. Noritz, MD; Renee M. Turchi, MD; Nancy A. Murphy, MD; Mandy Allison, MD; Richard Ancona, MD; Elliott Attisha, DO; Cheryl De Pinto, MD; Breena Holmes, MD; Chris Kjolhede, MD; Marc Lerner, MD; Mark Minier, MD; Adrienne Weiss-Harrison, MD; Thomas Young, MD
Richard C. Adams, MD, FAAP; Ellen Roy Elias, MD, FAAP; COUNCIL ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES; Kenneth W. Norwood, Jr, MD; Richard C. Adams, MD; Timothy Brei, MD; Robert T. Burke, MD; Beth Ellen Davis, MD; Sandra L. Friedman, MD; Amy J. Houtrow, MD; Dennis Z. Kuo, MD; Susan E. Levy, MD; Renee M. Turchi, MD; Susan E. Wiley, MD; Nancy A. Murphy, MD; Miriam A. Kalichman, MD
Sandra L. Friedman, MD; Miriam A. Kalichman, MD; COUNCIL ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES; Kenneth W. Norwood, Jr, MD; Richard C. Adams, MD; Timothy Brei, MD; Robert T. Burke, MD; Beth Ellen Davis, MD; Amy J. Houtrow, MD; Dennis Z. Kuo, MD; Susan E. Levy, MD; Renee M. Turchi, MD; Susan E. Wiley, MD; Nancy A. Murphy, MD
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