The Effect of Online Spikes Protocol Training on Pediatric Residents’ Confidence to Discuss Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Concerns with a Child’s Caregivers

The SPIKES Protocol is a framework for discussing difficult news with a patient that medical providers have utilized in various fields of medicine. The purpose of this study was to assess if providing training on the SPIKES Protocol would increase pediatric medical residents’ confidence to share autism spectrum disorder (ASD) concerns with a child’s caregivers.