Autism Diagnosis in the United Kingdom: Perspectives of Autistic Adults, Parents and Professionals

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 2018, Pages 3761-3772

  Crane, Laura ^a   Batty, Richard ^b   Adeyinka, Hanna ^c   Goddard, Lorna ^c   Henry, Lucy A ^d   Hill, Elisabeth L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adults; Autism; Diagnosis; Parents; Professionals; Support

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; PARENT; PEDIATRICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHOLOGIST; SATISFACTION; SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES; ATTITUDE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; PATIENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; PATIENTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 85048357530     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-018-3639-1     Document Type: Article

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