Autism and ADHD assessment

After your telephone consultation, should we confirm an autism or ADHD assessment is appropriate, we aim to see you face-to-face within six to eight weeks.

What happens at the assessment?

Our autism and ADHD assessments are face to face and are held at our centre in Pinner, North London or at our centre in Elstree, Hertfordshire. On the day of the assessment both parents/caregivers and child need to attend to complete the various parts of the assessment.

Assessments will be conducted by two of our team members. This will include a clinical psychologist and either an occupational therapist or speech and language therapist. Our experts are registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and have a deep knowledge of special education needs (SEND).

We use gold standard tests for all our diagnostic assessments. The time may vary from 1.5 hours to 4 hours depending on the package you choose. In some instances, if a child or young person is unable to remain engaged for the duration of the assessment, we may require a second appointment to complete any outstanding interviews. This can be done online.

After the assessment, our full multi-disciplinary team meets to discuss their findings and conclude their outcomes and recommendations.

What happens after the assessment?

After the assessment and scoring, you will be invited to discuss feedback. This may include a diagnosis.

We will follow up our sessions with a full report shortly after your assessment, and you are welcome to have a further telephone conversation to discuss the report and ask any questions.

In some cases, our assessment does not lead to a diagnosis of ADHD, Autism or cognitive learning difficulty.

We might find, for example, a speech and language delay, and so, in our report, we would signpost families to local services and offer referral letters that they can take with them.