Objective:
To examine and define the evolving subspecialty of developmental-behavioral pediatrics (DBP) by analyzing workforce surveys presubspecialty and postsubspecialty certification.
Methods:
In 2015, an electronic workforce survey was sent to the members of the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on DBP and Council on Children with Disabilities and the Society for DBP. Answers from the 1998 survey for respondents with subspecialty fellowship training were compared.
Results:
Compared with the 1998 group of 265 DBPs, the 368 DBPs in the 2015 group were older, more female, and more diverse. In both groups, ≥80% evaluated and treated autism spectrum disorder (ASD), attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and developmental delays, but significantly (p