Type of service: Diagnostic services

Provides a diagnostic service for children aged 0 to 16 years (or 18 years if attending school). Multi-disciplinary assessments including: clinical psychology, paediatrics, psychiatry, speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, educational psychology, genetics, and hearing and vision specialists. Includes co-morbidity diagnosis and therapeutic interventions. Referral to EarlyBird programmes if relevant, and advice given to education and social work departments.

Assessment procedure: Initial consultation to determine diagnostic work. Multidisciplinary assessments.

Follow up service: Medical co-ordination, co-morbidity diagnosis, therapeutic interventions.

Multi-disciplinary assessment: Yes, Clinical Psychology, Paediatrics, Psychiatry, Speech and Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Educational Psychology, Social Work, Genetics, Hearing and Vision specialists.

Aimed at: Adolescent , Child

Gender: All genders

Referral Sources: NHS Only

Covers: Grampian

Specialisms: Has autism-specific elements

Other specialisms: Challenging behaviour, Learning disability, Neurodevelopment and disability, Neurodevelopment/neurodisability

Approaches and tools used: ADI-R, ADOS