Adolescent Medicine
Refer a Patient
Updated January 2021.
Please refer your patient directly to our subspecialty clinics. They have their own referral guidelines, wait time information and helpful resources for referring providers and families.
- Biofeedback
- Eating Disorders
- Gender Clinic
- Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
- Reproductive and Sexual Health
Please note:
Our Adolescent Wellness and Behavioral Medicine clinic is closed at this time.
Adolescent Medicine does not see patients for the following:
- ADHD: Please refer to Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine.
- Chronic fatigue: Consider referring to Virginia Mason Center for Integrative Medicine. They see patients with this condition.
- Insulin resistance, hyperlipidemia or type 2 diabetes: Please refer to Endocrinology and Diabetes.
- Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) or nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD): Please refer to Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
- Obstructive sleep apnea: Please refer to Sleep Medicine.
- Psychiatric care: Please refer to Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine. You may also find resources for children and youth through the Washington State Mental Health Referral Service and the Partnership Access Line (PAL).
- School avoidance: Please refer to Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine.
- Substance use
- Resources for providers and patients
- Substance Use: Primary Care Principles for Child Mental Health (WA)(AK)
- Community Mental Health and Addiction Services in Washington state
- Resources for providers and patients
- Transitioning from adolescent to adult care
- Resources for providers and patients
- Health Management Skills Assessment - Center for Children with Special Needs
- Transition Readiness Assessment for Youth - Got Transition
- Checklist for Transitioning to Adult Health Care - PE2643 (Spanish)
- Health Care Transition Plan for Teens - Families and youth come up with a plan to achieve goals
- In Case of Emergency (Spanish)
- List of Transition Resources for Youth with IDD
- My Health Passport - Online program with prepopulated questions for a wide range of diagnoses. Creates a printable passport containing important medical history.
- Portable Medical Summary
- Transitioning to Adult Healthcare Poster (Spanish)
- Turning 18: A Guide to Healthcare Decisions (Spanish)
- Turning 18: What It Means for Your Health - Got Transition
- For youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities
- Transition from School to Adulthood (covers SSI, SSDI, DDA services, employment supports, legal information, school-to-work, medical coverage, care, respite and housing)
- Transition Planning Checklist for Life After High School
- Guardianship Information Packet - Arc of King County
- Spanish Transition Toolkit for youth with IDD
- Special Needs Trusts & Wills Information Packet - Arc of King County
- Supported Decision Making: Alternatives to Guardianship
- Websites
- Resources for providers and patients
If you are unsure whether to refer your patient or have other questions about referrals, please call our Clinical Intake Nurses at 206-987-2080.
To discuss your patient’s diagnosis and treatment options with one of our providers, please call our Provider-to-Provider Line at 206-987-7777.
