TY  - JOUR
EP  - 162
A1  - Crane, L
A1  - Chester, JW
A1  - Goddard, L
A1  - Henry, LA
A1  - Hill, EL
KW  - autism
KW  -  autism spectrum disorder
KW  -  diagnosis
KW  -  parent
KW  -  satisfaction
KW  -  support
KW  -  survey
IS  - 2
TI  - Experiences of autism diagnosis: A survey of over 1000 parents in the United Kingdom
Y1  - 2016/02//
VL  - 20
SP  - 153
SN  - 1461-7005
N2  - A sample of 1047 parents completed an online survey about their experiences and opinions regarding the process of attaining a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder for their children. The results revealed that parents usually waited a year from when they first had concerns about their child?s development before they sought professional help. On average, there was a delay of around 3.5?years from the point at which parents first approached a health professional with their concerns to the confirmation of an autism spectrum disorder diagnosis. Just over half of the parents surveyed were dissatisfied with the diagnostic process as a whole. Several factors predicted parents? overall levels of satisfaction with the diagnostic process, including the time taken to receive a diagnosis, satisfaction with the information provided at diagnosis, the manner of the diagnosing professional, the stress associated with the diagnostic process and satisfaction with post-diagnostic support. Post-diagnosis, the support (if any) that was provided to parents was deemed unsatisfactory, and this was highlighted as an area of particular concern among parents.
AV  - public
N1  - This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher?s terms and conditions.
ID  - discovery1548895
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1177/1362361315573636
PB  - SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
JF  - Autism
ER  -