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‘It depends entirely on the nature of those supports’: Community perceptions of the appropriateness of early support services for autistic children

We do not know much about what support services people think are okay for young autistic children. This study was a survey of 253 people. We asked autistic adults, parents, and professionals from Australia and New Zealand whether they thought it was okay to provide support services to autistic children. 

Citation:
Sulek R, Edwards C, Monk R, Patrick L, Pillar S, Whitehouse AJO, Waddington H. ‘It depends entirely on the nature of those supports’: Community perceptions of the appropriateness of early support services for autistic children. Autism. 2024.

Keywords:
Autism; co-production; early support services; neurodiversity; reflexive thematic analysis

Abstract:
We do not know much about what support services people think are okay for young autistic children. This study was a survey of 253 people. We asked autistic adults, parents, and professionals from Australia and New Zealand whether they thought it was okay to provide support services to autistic children.