Lack of available family physicians, internal medicine physicians to care for older adolescents/young adults with special needs | | | |
Lack of available adult specialists to care for older adolescents/young adults with special needs | | | |
Adolescents/parents/pediatricians have developed an effective bond that is hard to break | | | |
Adolescents’ lack of knowledge about their own condition and/or skills to self-advocate at physician visits | | | |
Pediatric staff lack sufficient time to provide transition services | | | |
Pediatric staff lack skills in transition planning | | | |
Fragmentation of primary and specialty care in adult care | | | |
Lack of insurance reimbursement for transition services | | | |
Lack of knowledge about or linkages to community resources that support older adolescents/young adults | | | |