Table 2 Results of Process Evaluation

RECRUITMENT & REACH

Was recruitment successful?

Of the 227 families that had booked appointments after the educational workshop, 169 (74%) attended screening appointment

16 families, or 9.5% (16/169) did not consent to the program, resulting in a final sample of 153 families

Was the program offered to the intended target population?

107 children were born outside of Canada, 73% of children in the sample (107/146 with data)

77% of the families have an annual household income under $50,000 (105/136 with data)

14% of families needed a translator (21/153)

QUALITY

Are parents/caregivers satisfied with the program activities?

100% of families indicated ‘satisfied’ or ‘very satisfied’ on their overall experience of the M-DOC clinic on the Caregiver Satisfaction Survey

Were services delivered in a high-quality manner?

3.2% (5/153) of families reported their appointment date was later than anticipated on the Caregiver Satisfaction Survey

COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS

Was a collaborative advisory group created?

SAAAC Autism Centre collaborated with MacART, the Thorncliffe Collaborative for Muslim Families and Children organization, and community organizations (public schools, community centres, EarlyOn Centres)

CONTEXT

What were the contextual conditions of program implementation?

10 M-DOC clinic site locations selected on the basis of Neighbourhood Improvement Areas

42 educational workshop sessions held across site locations

COMPLETENESS

Is the evaluation data complete?

Mostly demographic indicators with missing data, 17% of annual household income and 28% of parental occupation missing

VALIDITY

Were the proper outcome measures used?

Post-screening, 92 referrals were made to a developmental pediatrician, which led to 84 children being diagnosed with ASD (91%)