Table 1 participants’ inclusion and exclusion criteria

Representatives of health system

• Having more than 5 years of experiences in the field of ASD (for instance, treatment, diagnosis, research, education or, administration).

• Not interested to participate in the study

Representatives of ASD children

• Having a well-documented primary clinical diagnosis of ASD for their child (trough valid tools e.g. DSM-5)

• Being an immediate family member or other closely involved in life of an 2–12-year-old ASD child

• Not interested to participate in the study

• Inability to respond to questions