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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) across the UK and abroad using "Gold Standard" tools. We aim to carry out an assessment and diagnostic service that is reliable, communicative, and timely. We offer both routine or urgent assessments. All of our assessments are conducted jointly, which is beneficial for our own clinical practice and those we are assessing.

We also offer adapted versions of assessments for people with intellectual disability/learning disabilities who require a diagnostic assessment. All diagnostic assessments are based on the diagnostic criteria for ADHD and ASD using the ICD-10/DSM-5.

We complete assessments for legal (family, educational, criminal cases), NHS, educational or 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), completed with clinical interview over several appointments.
• The Developmental, Dimensional and Diagnostic Interview (3-Di), an instrument for diagnosing and assessing autism in under 18’s.
• For ADHD a full comprehensive diagnostic assessment would occur over several appointments. It should be noted 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 for medication purposes.

Our 'Gold Standard' diagnostic reports have been accepted and praised by the NHS, local authorities, legal and other services. 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, 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: 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 offer a adult 1:1 or family support service for your unique area given our skill set and expertise.