ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2022
Autism Diagnostic Assessments With Children, Adolescents, and Adults Prior to and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Professionals.
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- Narrative systematic review for autism spectrum disorders screening tools in school settings.BMJ open · 2026Pooled it
- Validating the RISE Communication Play Protocol as a Diagnostic Tool for Autism in Early Childhood: A Pilot Study.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- The Impact of Face Mask Use on Research Evaluations of 5-7 Year-Old Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- Use of Telehealth in Autism Spectrum Disorder Assessment in Children: Evaluation of an Online Diagnostic Protocol Including the Brief Observation of Symptoms of Autism.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
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- Applying a User-Centered Design Framework to Develop a Remote Research Assessment Protocol for a Randomized Clinical Trial for Toddlers with Early Autism Characteristics.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2025Article
- Families' and clinicians' experiences with telehealth assessments for autism: A mixed-methods systematic review.PLOS digital health · 2025Article
- Access to services for autistic people across Europe.Molecular autism · 2025Article
- Limited Effect of Masking During COVID-19 Pandemic on ADOS-2 Algorithm Scores in Toddlers With and Without Autism.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2025Article
- Autistic psychiatrists' experiences of recognising themselves and others as autistic: a qualitative study.BJPsych open · 2024Article
- Autism Diagnosis Among US Children and Adults, 2011-2022.JAMA network open · 2024Article
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- Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Autistic Adults: a Scoping Review.Current developmental disorders reports · 2023Article
- Telehealth Autism Diagnostic Assessments With Children, Young People, and Adults: Qualitative Interview Study With England-Wide Multidisciplinary Health Professionals.JMIR mental health · 2022Article
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Abstract
Background: Access to timely high quality autism diagnostic assessments has traditionally been patchy; many individuals wait months, if not years, for an appointment. The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has likely impacted autism diagnostic services. This study investigated professionals' experiences of, and thoughts about: (1) how autism diagnostic assessments were conducted before the pandemic; (2) adaptations to service provision because of the pandemic; and (3) challenges, risks, advantages and opportunities associated with autism assessments conducted Method: Fifty-two professionals, based in different autism diagnostic services and working with children, adolescents and/or adults, completed an online cross-sectional survey in August and September 2020. This comprised demographic questions (about professionals' roles and experiences), and closed and open questions about service provision and telehealth autism assessments. Results: There was substantial variation in how autism assessments were conducted prior to and during the pandemic; for example, in relation to the number of professionals involved in the assessment and types of structured, semi-structured and unstructured measures used to conduct this. Fifty-two percent of participants ( Conclusions: The pandemic has potentially compounded existing bottlenecks to the autism diagnostic pathway. Future research should seek to improve timeliness, standardization, accessibility and robustness of this pathway, and the validity and reliability of telehealth autism assessments.
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