Research Article
Parental Perceptions of a Manchester Service for Autistic Spectrum Disorders
Table 2
Information provided before the service.
| How well were you informed about the assessment before the first appointment? | Very good | 6 | Good | 11 | Average | 1 | Poor | 0 | Very poor | 2 |
| Were you given information describing the assessment process before the appointment? | Yes | 13 | No | 7 |
| What information would have been helpful before seeing the clinician? (choose all applicable options) | Name and profession | 1 | Questions to be asked | 1 | Time it would take | 1 | Different assessment parts | 4 | Not answered | 3 | Time it would take and different parts of the assessment | 1 | Name and profession and different assessment parts | 2 | Questions to be asked and different assessment parts | 5 | Name and profession, questions to be asked, and different assessment parts | 2 |
| Did you know of the name and professional background of the clinician prior to attendance? | Yes | 9 | No | 10 | Not answered | 1 |
| If you did not know the name and professional background would you have liked to? | Yes | 12 | Not answered | 8 |
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