None identified.

1 Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, Centre for Child Health Research, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA.

2 School of Population Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA.

3 Western Australian Autism Diagnosticians’ Forum, Perth, WA.

4 Autism Association of Western Australia, Perth, WA.

5 Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, Perth, WA.

6 Disability Services Commission of Western Australia, Perth, WA.

7 State Child Development Centre, Child and Adolescent Health Service, Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, Perth, WA.

Correspondence: emma.glassonAThealth.wa.gov.au

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