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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Feb 8.
Published in final edited form as: J Psychopharmacol. 2017 Dec 14;32(1):3–29. doi: 10.1177/0269881117741766

Consensus recommendations for service provision.

1. Reassess individuals with ASD in children’s services during adolescence well in advance of the transition date to establish the need for continuing treatment (S).
2. If continuing treatment is necessary, make arrangements for a smooth transition to adult services or GP and give information to the young person about the treatment and services they may need (S).
3. For young people and adults whose needs are complex or severe, use the care programme approach or similar structured approach to coordinate their needs and to aid the transfer between services (S).
4. Involve the individual with ASD in care planning and, where appropriate, their parents or carers (S).
5. Provide information about adult services to the young person, and their parents or carers, including their right to a social care assessment at age 18 (S).