Scattoni, Maria LuisaMicai, MartinaCiaramella, AntonioSalvitti, TommasoFulceri, FrancescaFatta, Laura MariaPoustka, LuiseDiehm, RobertIskrov, GeorgiStefanov, RumenGuillon, QuentinRogé, BernadetteStaines, AnthonySweeney, Mary RoseBoilson, Andrew MartinLeósdóttir, ThoraSaemundsen, EvaldMoilanen, IrmaEbeling, HannaYliherva, AnneliGissler, MikaParviainen, TarjaTani, PekkaKawa, RafalVicente, AstridRasga, CéliaBudişteanu, MagdalenaDale, IanPovey, CarolFlores, NoeliaJenaro, CristinaMonroy, Maria LuisaPrimo, Patricia GarcíaCharman, TonyCramer, SusanneWarberg, Christine KlosterCanal-Bedia, RicardoPosada, ManuelSchendel, Diana2022-07-062022-07-062021-01-27J Autism Dev Disord. 2021 Nov;51(11):4129-4146. doi: 10.1007/s10803-021-04873-5. Epub 2021 Jan 27.0162-3257http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/8076Research 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.engAutism Spectrum DisorderAdultsDiagnosisServicesPerturbações do Desenvolvimento Infantil e Saúde Mentaljournal article10.1007/s10803-021-04873-5