Consultation Needs for Young Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Admitted to an Adult Tertiary Care Hospital: Implications for Inpatient Practice

Children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), particularly those with medical complexity, account for a large proportion of pediatric inpatients and are increasingly surviving to adulthood. However, few studies have evaluated the inpatient care of this population after transition to adult hospitals. This paper describes a Med-Peds Hospitalist service providing inpatient consultation for young adults with childhood conditions...