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Service URL: https://asd-adhd-assessors.co.uk/

We are qualified to assess and diagnose children (from the age of 2 ½ upwards), adolescents and adults who may have undiagnosed or suspected Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and/or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) using 'Gold Standard' tools. We aim to carry out an assessment and diagnostic service that is reliable, communicative, and timely, giving the option of a routine or urgent assessment. All of our assessments are conducted jointly, which is beneficial for our own clinical practice and those we are assessing. We assess across the UK and abroad, providing a comprehensive diagnostic service for the NHS, legal (family, educational, criminal), educational and vocational purposes.

Tools we use:

• We use the Autism ‘Gold Standard’ tools ADOS-2 (Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule) and ADI-R (Autism Diagnostic Inventory-Revised). 
• We can also use The Developmental, Dimensional and Diagnostic Interview (3-Di) if required.
• A 'Gold Standard' ADHD assessment would occur over several appointments. For ADHD we only provide the assessment, not medication, therefore we have clients come to us just for an assessment and will seek an ADHD nurse prescriber/psychiatrist for medication, or will return to the NHS/GP for medication purposes.
• We also offer the adapted assessment version for people with intellectual disability/learning disabilities who require a diagnostic assessment.
• All diagnostic assessments are based on the diagnostic criteria for ADHD in ICD-10/DSM-5.

The NHS, local authorities, education, legal and other services have accepted and praised our comprehensive reports as they have exceeded expectations.

We follow NICE guidelines for our assessments.

Aimed at: Adolescent , Adult , Adult sibling, Anyone with an Association to Autism, Businesses, Child , Child/adolescent sibling, Children under the age of 12 years, children with complex needs and their parents or carers, Parent or carer of under 18, Parent/carer of a child, Parent/carer of a young person, Parent/carer of an adult, Parents or carers, families, adults, Partner, Professional, School, Students, Volunteer, Young person

Referral Sources: Education, NHS and Private, Private Only, Social Care, Yourself

Covers: Cambridgeshire, East Midlands, East of England, Bexley borough only, North East, North West, Northern Ireland, Scotland, South East, South West, Wales, West Midlands, Yorkshire and The Humber, Guernsey Health Authority, Isle of Man, Jersey Health Authority, Sark Health Authority, Antrim and Newtownabbey, Ards and North Down, Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, Belfast, Causeway Coast and Glens, Derry City and Strabane, Fermanagh and Omagh, Lisburn and Castlereagh, Mid and East Antrim, Mid Ulster, Newry, Mourne and Down, South Belfast area, Ayrshire and Arran, Borders, Dumfries and Galloway, Fife, Forth Valley, Grampian, Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Highland, Lanarkshire, Lothian, Orkney, Shetland, Tayside, Western Isles, Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire, Angus, Argyll and Bute, City of Edinburgh, Clackmannanshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Dundee City, East Ayrshire, East Dunbartonshire, East Lothian, East Renfrewshire, Falkirk, Fife, Glasgow City, Highland, Inverclyde, Midlothian, Moray, Na h-Eileanan Siar, North Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, Orkney Islands, Perth and Kinross, Renfrewshire, Scottish Borders, Shetland Islands, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire, Stirling, West Dunbartonshire, West Lothian, Blaenau Gwent, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Cardiff, Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd, Isle of Anglesey, Merthyr Tydfil, Monmouthshire, Neath Port Talbot, Newport, Pembrokeshire, Powys, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Swansea, Torfaen, Vale of Glamorgan, Wrexham

Specialisms: Autism, Autism and Neurodivergent , Challenging behaviour, Exclusively autism specific, Generic, Has autism-specific elements, Has autism-specific elements, Learning disability, Staff and volunteers get autism awareness training

Other specialisms: We offer a adult 1:1 or family support service for your unique area given our skill set and expertise. Areas of expertise include support to improve behaviour, reduce anxiety, and increase resilience. Our service is able to offer specialist ASD/ADHD group, or individual clinical supervision and reflective practice to NHS staff teams, teachers working with children with special needs, social workers, psychologists, counsellors and therapists. All sessions are over MS Teams or Zoom. We offer bespoke training on a range of mental health conditions, and neurodevelopmental disorders to schools, health professionals, criminal justice services, corporate clients and charitable organisations. Training for schools can be tailored for pupils of any age group or for staff. We also offer consultation to health and social care professionals, and teachers.