Type of service: Assessment, Diagnostic services

Website: http://www.asd-adhd-assessors.co.uk

We are qualified to assess and diagnose child, adolescents and adults who may have undiagnosed or suspected Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and/or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) across London and surrounding areas. We provide a diagnostic service for legal, educational and vocational purposes. Our service was set up in response to an ongoing need for an assessment and diagnostic service for suspected and undiagnosed ASD and/or ADHD. In previous roles we found that access to this type of service was not reliable and also failed to be done in a timely manner. What was also highlighted was a growing proportion of children and adults with undiagnosed neurodevelopmental conditions were coming into contact with the criminal justice system. There also seemed to be a direct correlation between children with undiagnosed conditions within the educational system, who were excluded or had challenging behaviour. We aim to carry out an assessment and diagnostic service that is reliable, communicative and timely in manner. All of our assessments are conducted jointly which is beneficial for our own clinical practice, as well as those we are assessing. We provide a screening service for other neuro-developmental conditions, such as cognitive screening, dyslexia and dyscalculia.

Aimed at: Adolescent , Adult , Adult sibling, Child , Parent/carer of a child, Parent/carer of a young person, Parent/carer of an adult, Young person

Referral Sources: NHS and Private

Covers: London

Specialisms: Has autism-specific elements

Other specialisms: DIVA-5 for ADHD Diagnosis QbCheck for ADHD which is web-based for those aged from 6 to 60 year old which measures the three core symptoms of ADHD. Screenings for dyslexia, dyscalculia, and cognitive screening.

Approaches and tools used: We use the Autism ‘Gold Standard’ tools ADOS-2 (Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule) and ADI-R (Autism Diagnostic Inventory-Revised). These tools along with our specialist skills, knowledge and judgment are our preferred method of a full diagnostic assessment. Further to this, we can also use The Developmental, Dimensional and Diagnostic Interview (3-Di).