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- Real-World Experiences in Autistic Adult Diagnostic Services and Post-diagnostic Support and Alignment with Services Guidelines: Results from the ASDEU StudyPublication . Scattoni, Maria Luisa; Micai, Martina; Ciaramella, Antonio; Salvitti, Tommaso; Fulceri, Francesca; Fatta, Laura Maria; Poustka, Luise; Diehm, Robert; Iskrov, Georgi; Stefanov, Rumen; Guillon, Quentin; Rogé, Bernadette; Staines, Anthony; Sweeney, Mary Rose; Boilson, Andrew Martin; Leósdóttir, Thora; Saemundsen, Evald; Moilanen, Irma; Ebeling, Hanna; Yliherva, Anneli; Gissler, Mika; Parviainen, Tarja; Tani, Pekka; Kawa, Rafal; Vicente, Astrid; Rasga, Célia; Budişteanu, Magdalena; Dale, Ian; Povey, Carol; Flores, Noelia; Jenaro, Cristina; Monroy, Maria Luisa; Primo, Patricia García; Charman, Tony; Cramer, Susanne; Warberg, Christine Kloster; Canal-Bedia, Ricardo; Posada, Manuel; Schendel, DianaResearch providing an evidence-base for autistic adult services is sparse. The Autism Spectrum Disorders in the European Union (ASDEU) network implemented an on-line survey to determine gaps in autistic adult diagnostic evaluation and postdiagnostic support services. More than 55% in all groups experienced most of the recommended features for diagnostic evaluation for autistic adults. In contrast, < 2% of adults or carers, and < 21% of professionals experienced each of the recommended features for post-diagnostic support. In contrast to 61% of professionals, only about 30% of autistic adults and carers had knowledge of good local services models for autism diagnosis in adulthood. There are major differences between good practice guidelines for diagnostic and post-diagnostic care for autistic adults, and what is actually experienced by services users and professionals.