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Table 3 Wait times for ASD diagnostic assessment (n = 57)

From: Practice patterns and determinants of wait time for autism spectrum disorder diagnosis in Canada

 

n

%

Median

Range

Interquartile range

Wait time for first visit (time 1)

  

6

1–24

3–9

 1 month

3

5.3%

   

 2 months

7

12.3%

   

 3 months

10

17.5%

   

 4 months

4

7.0%

   

 5 months

1

1.8%

   

 6 months

10

17.5%

   

 7 months

2

3.5%

   

 8–9 months

5

8.8%

   

 10–12 months

7

12.3%

   

 13–18 months

5

8.8%

   

 19–24 months

3

5.3%

   

Wait time from first visit to diagnosis (time 2)

  

1

0–6.5

0.5–2

 0 months

7

12.3%

   

 0.25 months

3

5.3%

   

 0.5 months

5

8.8%

   

 0.75 months

5

8.8%

   

 1 month

18

31.6%

   

 1.5 months

2

3.5%

   

 2 months

7

12.3%

   

 3 months

4

7.0%

   

 4.5 months

2

3.5%

   

  ≥ 6 months

4

7.0%

   

Total wait from referral to diagnosis

  

7

2–26

4–12

  < 2 months

3

5.3%

   

 2–3 months

6

10.5%

   

 4 months

6

10.5%

   

 5–6 months

7

12.3%

   

 7–8 months

9

15.8%

   

 9–10 months

8

14.0%

   

 11–12 months

2

3.5%

   

 13–14 months

6

10.5%

   

 15–18 months

3

5.3%

   

 19–22 months

4

7.0%

   

 23–26 months

3

5.3%

   
  1. Percentages may not sum to 100 due to rounding