... and follow-up. Nine eligible studies (n = 4,436) were identified, and the pooled estimates of diagnostic stability were derived from the fixed- and random-effects models. Subgroup analyses assessed differences by follow-up, approach to diagnosis and age at diagnosis to age at follow-up. Findings...

...Marc Wheeler Purpose This study aims to explore how autistic masking may be identifiable within routinely generated professional assessment narratives. While research on camouflaging has relied largely on interviews and retrospective self-report, educational and clinical assessments generate...

...Christine Wee; Lisa Marie Thompson; Gwendolyn Cowley; Jasmine Jane Wood; Joanne Bradburn; Fiona Pender; Sujeet Jaydeokar Purpose This study looked at the impact of socio- demographic factors on the waiting times for children and young people waiting for neurodevelopmental assessments in a region...

...Jennifer Harrison; Marcella van Mourik; Liza Hopkins Purpose In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns, telehealth offered a platform to continue providing neurodevelopmental assessment services, however the evidence base for the experience of delivering and receiving an assessment service...

.... Previous studies have described a risk that trauma-related symptoms are misinterpreted and/or misattributed to autism. This study aims to describe and explore assessment strategies to distinguish autism and early traumatisation in the case of a young woman with mild intellectual disability. Design...

...Daisy Grace Burden Purpose Parents whose children have undergone an autism assessment often describe the process as extremely stressful. This affects how parents engage with services post-diagnosis, meaning less likelihood of using subsequent service support despite struggling to cope. Since...

...Jonny Hartley; Jack Purrington; Gemma Hartley Purpose The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in health services adapting the delivery of routine assessments, with many operating remotely. This paper aims to explore the lived experiences of individuals undertaking remote autism assessments during...

..., answered a survey regarding barriers at work. Study 2 evaluates the efficacy of a set of profiling assessment tools (PA) developed to help employers make individually-tailored adjustments for their autistic employees by delivering an employment programme consisting of 15, 8-week work placements...

.... Originality/value These results could suggest that a leaky pipeline in the assessment of girls with ASD may exist along one or more points in the ASD diagnostic process, with one potential point at the level of ASD-specific screening (i.e. the SCQ in Study 1) in the clinic setting and another...

... Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Assessment Diagnosis Autism spectrum disorder Woman Females Girls Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition characterised by social communication and social interaction difficulties as well as restricted...

... with a diagnosis of ASD. Design/methodology/approach A review and commentary of the author’s lived experience of a formal diagnostic assessment for ASD as a female patient in a secure and forensic hospital. In reviewing aspects of the author’s clinical assessment, the author has made contextual reference...

...Marios Adamou; Maria Johnson; Bronwen Alty Purpose Many tools are available for assessing autism in an adult population; however, few have been studied for the effects of gender on diagnostic scores. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS...

... pack, followed consecutively by an initial screening interview, developmental assessment (using ADI-R) and clinical decision meeting (incorporating ADOS) (Lord et al., 2000) that ultimately results in a person receiving a clinical outcome, i.e. meets criteria for autism or does not meet...

... distributed among prisoners; be unrecognised by prison staff; and predict whether a prisoner met diagnostic criteria for ASD. Design/methodology/approach – ASD traits were measured among 240 prisoners in a male prison in London, UK using the 20-item Autism Quotient (AQ-20). Further diagnostic assessment...

...Hayley Kenny; Alison Jane Stansfield Purpose – The Adult Asperger Assessment (AAA) was designed to be a screening tool to identify adults with Asperger syndrome and/or high-functioning autism. The AAA includes three questionnaires; the Autism Quotient (AQ), the Empathy Quotient (EQ...

...Anastasios Galanopoulos; Dene Robertson; Emma Woodhouse Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore and highlight the main elements of an autism spectrum disorder assessment in adults. It features significant challenges for the clinical teams responsible to undertake the assessment...

... is not given. Originality/value – To date, the service has assessed 517 patients, and plans are underway to collaborate with the local adult ADHD team to form a unified adult neurodevelopmental disorders service. Negotiations with the locality manager have resulted in the acquisition of two rooms - one...