Bexley Autism Assessment Service
Main information
Type of service: Diagnostic services
A Community Paediatric Service.
Assessment procedure: Referrals are accepted through Medical Officers meeting, followed by initial medical assessment and discussion in multi disciplinary AAS meeting. Information gathered from parents and school through questionnaires and letters. Diagnostic interview followed by concluding assessment session including ADOS and ADI-R and multiagency meeting, including school. Currently no follow up done after the diagnosis.
Assessment procedure: See description.
Follow up service: No.
Multi-disciplinary assessment: Yes. Clinical psychology, Paediatrics, Psychiatry, Speech and language therapy, Educational Psychologists and SENCOs.
Eligibility
Age: From age 5 to 18
Aimed at: Adolescent , Child
Referral Sources: NHS Only
Registrations & Approaches
Specialisms: Exclusively autism specific
Other specialisms: ADHD - sleep - behaviour., Challenging behaviour, Learning disability
Approaches and tools used: ADI-R, ADOS, DISCO
Provided by
Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
This service was formerly known as Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), Bromley. Mos...
Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Find out moreLocations
Acorns Centre, Queen Mary's Hospital, Frognal Avenue, Sidcup, Kent, DA14 6LT