Persons living with an Autism Spectrum Disorder have the right to adequate and accurate medical support services. As more is learned about the physiological aspects of autism spectrum disorders, access to physicians, particularly pediatricians who have extensive training in the area of identifying at-risk children, becomes even more important as a referral source to appropriate diagnostic services. Many treatment modalities have proven to be effective with children with an autism spectrum disorder.  Therefore, there is a great need for widely accepted medical treatment protocols that can be used universally by physicians in the treatment of autism spectrum disorders. The medical community at-large is a large stake-holder in the autism spectrum community and should play a major role in the development of an extensive service delivery continuum. There are many questions that need to be answered and the medical community’s active participation in aggressive research will greatly contribute to solutions in the areas of prevention, diagnosis, treatment and maybe one day even a cure.

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