학술논문
Real-World Experiences in Autistic Adult Diagnostic Services and Post-diagnostic Support and Alignment with Services Guidelines: Results from the ASDEU Study.
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Article
Author
Scattoni, Maria Luisa; Micai, Martina; Ciaramella, Antonio; Salvitti, Tommaso; Fulceri, Francesca; Fatta, Laura Maria; Poustka, Luise; Diehm, Robert; Iskrov, Georgi; Stefanov, Rumen; Guillon, Quentin; Rogé, Bernadette; Staines, Anthony; Sweeney, Mary Rose; Boilson, Andrew Martin; Leósdóttir, Thora; Saemundsen, Evald; Moilanen, Irma; Ebeling, Hanna; Yliherva, Anneli
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Subject
*DIAGNOSIS of autism
*SOCIAL support
*EXPERIENCE
*SURVEYS
*INTELLECT
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*DATA analysis software
*DIAGNOSTIC services
*ADULTS
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ISSN
0162-3257
Abstract
Research providing an evidence-base for autistic adult services is sparse. The Autism Spectrum Disorders in the European Union (ASDEU) network implemented an on-line survey to determine gaps in autistic adult diagnostic evaluation and post-diagnostic support services. More than 55% in all groups experienced most of the recommended features for diagnostic evaluation for autistic adults. In contrast, < 2% of adults or carers, and < 21% of professionals experienced each of the recommended features for post-diagnostic support. In contrast to 61% of professionals, only about 30% of autistic adults and carers had knowledge of good local services models for autism diagnosis in adulthood. There are major differences between good practice guidelines for diagnostic and post-diagnostic care for autistic adults, and what is actually experienced by services users and professionals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]