Table 1.
Service configuration of participating adult services
| Service | Service type | Urban/rural area | Health board region, and population size | Type of assessment | Number of diagnostic team staff | Professions represented in the wider team undertaking assessment contributing to the diagnosis (lead professional in bold) | Took part in previous AAA research? | ASD service history |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service 1 | ASD team (ID and mental health) | Large urban | Health Board Region 1 (Population 1,196,335) |
Multi-disciplinary | 9 | Lead Speech and Language Therapist (SLT), Nurses & Occupational Therapist (OT), Consultant Psychiatrists, Consultant Clinical Psychologist | Yes | Specific ASD service in place for over 10 years |
| Service 2 | Mental health team | Urban | Health Board Region 5 (Population 400,000) |
Multi-disciplinary | 9 | Clinical Psychologist, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, SLT | No | New service under development |
| Service 3 | Intellectual disability team | Large urban | Health Board Region 1 | Multi-disciplinary | 2 | Clinical Psychologists | No | General ID team doing ASD diagnosis for over 5 years |
| Service 4 | Intellectual disability team | Large urban | Health Board Region 2 (Population 652, 230) |
Multi-disciplinary | 10 | Specialist Nurse, Clinical Psychologists, General Psychiatrists, OT, Community Nurses | Yes | Specific ASD service in place for 5 years |
| Service 5 | Intellectual disability team | Urban | Health Board Region 4 (Population 358, 900) |
Multi-disciplinary | 8.9 across MH and LD teams | Clinical Psychologist, psychology assistants and trainees | Yes | New specific ASD service under development |
| Service 6 | Mental health team | Urban | Health Board Region 4 (Population 358, 900) |
Multi-disciplinary | 8.9 across MH and LD teams | Clinical Psychologist, psychology assistants and trainees | Yes | New specific ASD service under development |
| Service 7 | Intellectual disability team | Large urban | Health Board Region 1 | Multi-disciplinary | 6 | Clinical Psychologist, Nurse, SLT, Psychiatrist, Autism Support Co-ordinator | No | General ID team doing ASD diagnosis for over 5 years |
| Service 8 | Intellectual disability team | Urban | Health Board Region 6 (Population 320,000) |
Multi-disciplinary | 3 | Professional Lead Nurse,, Clinical Psychologists | No | New specific ASD service under development |
| Service 9 | Intellectual disability team | Urban | Health Board Region 5 | Multi-disciplinary | 11 | Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Clinical Psychologist, Social Worker, SLT, Dietician, Community LD Nurse, Consultant Psychiatrist, OT, Art Therapists, Music Therapists | No | General ID team doing ASD diagnosis for over 5 years |
| Service 10 | Intellectual disability team | Accessible rural | Health Board Region 3 (Population 110, 200) |
Single profession | 2 | Specialist Nurse, Charge Nurse | No | New ASD service under development |
| Service 11 | Intellectual disability team | Large urban | Health Board Region 1 | Multi-disciplinary | 2 | Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Speech & Language Therapist | No | General ID team doing ASD diagnosis for over 5 years |