Table 1 Interview guide

1. Tell us about your experience with complementary medicine? Prompts: use in ASD and frequency of use

2. How did you find out about CAM therapies? Prompt: source of information (from whom and where information was sourced)

3. Which of these types of information did you like best?

4. What convinces you to try a CAM therapy?

5. How did you decide which information was useful?

6. How would you describe the quality of the information?

7. How do you know when information is truthful?

8. How do you deal with conflicting information about CAM?

9. What were the most important factors that influence your decision to use or not use CAM?