Coaching While Waiting for Autism Spectrum Disorder Assessment: Protocol of a Pilot Feasibility Study for a Randomized Controlled Trial on Occupational Performance Coaching and Service Navigation Support

Charmaine Bernie   ^{1, 2, 3 *} , BOccThy (Hons) ;   Katrina Williams   ^{1, 4, 5, 6 *} , FRACP, FAFPHM, PhD ;   Fiona Graham   ^{7 *} , BOccThy, PhD ;   Tamara May   ^{1, 4, 6 *} , BA, BSc, GDip Psych, PGDip Psych, PhD

¹ Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia

² Department of Allied Health, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia

³ Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia

⁴ Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia

⁵ Developmental Paediatrics, Monash Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia

⁶ The Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia

⁷ Rehabilitation Teaching and Research Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand

*all authors contributed equally