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The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author s and the copyright owner s are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. Introduction: Access in France to early diagnosis and care for the most severe, but infrequent, Neurodevelopmental Disorders NDD , autism spectrum disorder and global developmental delay, in children aged 0β7 was improved through measures implemented in Method: We describe the design of a new type of organization and financing of care for SLDD including evaluation procedure, as well as other factors, mainly at the prevention level that will contribute to local and national policy for this frequent health problem.
This in response to a national call for projects, commonly called Article 51, targeted innovation in healthcare delivery and funding in the context of medium-term national reform. A joint initiative by the regional Health Authorities of the Occitanie region, the French Social Security system and a non-profit Association Occitadys proposed an experimental new structure of NDD care and funding.
Discussion: We here discuss the design of this experiment that aims, over two to three years, to alleviate families' financial burden of care and establish a regional three-tier care system with respect to evaluation, re-education and rehabilitation care. Our approach may benefit SLDD health-care planning, and addresses the questions of prevention, early detection and care-design for families, taking local and socioeconomic disparities into account.
Keywords: neurodevelopmental disorders, specific learning disorder SLD , study protocol, health organization, medico economic evaluation. Health-care organization, however, depends on historical, epidemiological and regional or national factors that have to be considered to both better understand the current situation and design alternative models of planning and funding.
