ArticleJournal of autism and developmental disorders2018
Implementation of a Practice Development Model to Reduce the Wait for Autism Spectrum Diagnosis in Adults.
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- Building Bricks of Integrated Care Pathway for Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Pooled it
- Evaluating the Acceptability of an Early Adoption of the Tele-ASD Diagnostic Assessment Tool for Adults (TADA).Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- Diagnostic inflation in autism spectrum disorder: an epistemological and methodological reappraisal.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Review
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- Investigating the role of three screening measures to support clinical decision-making in adult autism assessments.PloS one · 2025Article
- A survey of autistic adults, relatives and clinical teams in the United Kingdom: And Delphi process consensus statements on optimal autism diagnostic assessment for adults.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2022Article
- Autism Diagnostic Assessments With Children, Adolescents, and Adults Prior to and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Professionals.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- Development of a Pathway for Multidisciplinary Neurodevelopmental Assessment and Diagnosis in Children and Young People.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Improving Efficiency and Quality of the Children's ASD Diagnostic Pathway: Lessons Learned from Practice.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2018Article
- Understanding the impact of prior depressive and anxiety symptoms and autism diagnosis on menopause symptoms.Women's health (London, England)Observational
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Abstract
This study examined waiting times for diagnostic assessment of Autism Spectrum Disorder in 11 adult services, prior to and following the implementation of a 12 month change program. Methods to support change are reported and a multi-level modelling approach determined the effect of the change program on overall wait times. Results were statistically significant (b = - 0.25, t(136) = - 2.88, p = 0.005). The average time individuals waited for diagnosis across all services reduced from 149.4 days prior to the change program and 119.5 days after it, with an average reduction of 29.9 days overall. This innovative intervention provides a promising framework for service improvement to reduce the wait for diagnostic assessment of ASD in adults across the range of spectrum presentations.
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