“…[4][5][6] There has been an absence of research examining whether there are differences in parental perceptions of their mental health and parenting stress between parents whose children with ASD are managed in a patient-centered medical home or not. This is noteworthy since parents of children with ASD, particularly mothers, report elevated levels of parenting stress 8,9 and often experience feelings of isolation, anger, frustration, and fatigue in managing their child's condition. 10 Golnik and colleagues 11 evaluated an autism-specific primary care medical home intervention, which involved an implementation team that was comprised of 5 parents of children with ASD, a general pediatrician, a nurse care coordinator, and a scheduling care coordinator, as well as ASD-specific supports, including an ASD care plan, an ASD provider and resource list, and tools aimed at improving appointments (eg, longer clinic visits, ASDspecific toys).…”