Updates

Refer a Patient Developmental Pediatrics

Texas Children's Behavioral Health and Developmental Services referral has been replaced by specialty specific referrals to better meet the needs of our providers and patients. The links are:

If you are a patient, please visit Developmental Pediatrics and Autism for more contact, scheduling, and location information.

Referring Provider Instructions


To refer your patient to Developmental Pediatrics, please complete the following steps.

  1. Review guidelines
    To ensure that your patient receives the best possible care, please review the referral guidelines below and submit the requested information with the online referral form.
  2. Complete the online referral form or submit via Texas Children’s Link
    Developmental Pediatrics referrals must be submitted by the patient's referring provider
    Developmental Pediatrics does not accept self-referrals submitted by patient/parent
  1. Provide patient with scheduling instructions
  1. Follow your patients’ care
    Request access or log in to Texas Children's Link, an online provider portal connection to Texas Children’s electronic medical record. With Texas Children's Link, you are able to place and cancel orders and referrals, access patient medical records, view images, receive updates and notifications, and more.

Need Help?

If you are a referring provider’s office needing referral assistance or a provider needing to speak to an on-call specialist, please contact the Provider Connect team, M-F 8a-5p, excluding holidays:

  1. Phone: 832-TCH-CARE (832-824-2273)
  2. Toll-Free: 877-855-4857
  3. Email: providerconnect@texaschildrens.org