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Question
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Possible responses
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1
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What is your area of specialty
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Child neurology and development
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Child psychiatry
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2
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How many years have you been working in your field?
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up to 5
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5–10
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above 10
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3
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As part of your work, do you diagnose children with ASD?
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Yes
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No
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4
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Where does the diagnosis process take place?
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Public clinic
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Private clinic
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Both
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5
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What percentage of your time at work do you spend on ASD diagnosis?
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up to 10%
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10–50%
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above 50%
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6
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In your opinion, has there been an increase in the number of children diagnosed with ASD?
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significant
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modest
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low
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no
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do not know
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7
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Do you think that there is an increase in the percentage of ASD diagnoses given despite the clinical evaluation being inconclusive?
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significant
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modest
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low
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no
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do not know
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8
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Of all ASD diagnoses, what percentage of diagnoses do you think were given despite having some doubt?
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1–10%
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11–20%
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21–30%
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31–40%
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41–50%
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Above 50%
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9
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In cases when an ASD diagnosis is given despite the evaluation being inconclusive, what do you think is the main reason for this?
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substitution of diagnosis
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to grant autism benefits
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diagnostic expansion
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familial pressure
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diagnostic awareness
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other (explain)
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- Questions 7 and 8 were repeated for cerebral palsy (CP); Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD); and anxiety, depression, and schizophrenia (the latter 3 conditions were subsequently grouped to a broader mental illness category);
