Table 1.
Waiting time for service and knowledge of local diagnostic services
| Question | Answer | Autistic adult | Carer | Professional | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | N | n (%) | N | n (%) | N | ||
| Waiting time between the request for a diagnostic evaluation and the beginning of the evaluation | < 1 month | 51 (14.4) | 354 | 5 (7.4) | 68 | 14 (9.3) | 150 |
| 1–3 months | 107 (30.2) | 18 (26.5) | 34 (22.7) | ||||
| 3–6 months | 67 (18.9) | 13 (19.1) | 36 (24.0) | ||||
| > 6 months | 86 (24.3) | 25 (36.8) | 45 (30.0) | ||||
| Don’t know | 43 (12.2) | 7 (10.3) | 21 (14.0) | ||||
| Number of diagnosis services known in the country specific for autistic adults | 0 | 23 (4.3) | 537 | 21 (4.2) | 494 | 1 (0.7) | 145 |
| 1–5 | 104 (19.3) | 95 (19.2) | 33 (23.9) | ||||
| 6–10 | 13 (2.4) | 21 (4.2) | 20 (14.5) | ||||
| > 10 | 35 (6.5) | 73 (14.8) | 28 (20.3) | ||||
| Don’t know how many in my country | 264 (49.2) | 205 (41.5) | 56 (40.6) | ||||
| Don’t know if there are any specific for autism spectrum in the country | 98 (18.3) | 79 (16.0) | 7 (5.1) | ||||
| Knowledge of a good local model of autism diagnosis service | Yes | 153 (28.6) | 535 | 151 (30.8) | 491 | 84 (60.9) | 138 |
| No | 235 (43.9) | 197 (40.1) | 22 (15.9) | ||||
| Don’t know | 147 (27.5) | 143 (29.1) | 32 (23.2) | ||||
N of respondents in each group varies since this section was not restricted to persons diagnosed in adulthood or professionals who had knowledge of and work experience in diagnostic procedures in adults and post-diagnosis support for autistic adults