Type of service: Child Development Centres (CDC), Diagnostic services

Website: http://www.derbyhospitals.nhs.uk

The child development centre offers assessment, diagnosis and interventions for children with a range of physical and learning disabilities. The Social Communication Disorders Assessment Service (SCoDAS) is run by a multi-disciplinary team which is based at the centre and at the Clinical Psychology Department of the Derbyshire Children's Hospital.

Assessment procedure: Assessment by Paediatrician and/or Psychologist together with communication assessment and input from education.

Follow up service: Yes, if medical, communication or psychological needs.

Multi-disciplinary assessment: Yes, Clinical Psychology, Paediatrics, Speech and Language Therapy, information from education is always obtained when available.

Aimed at: Adolescent , Child

Gender: All genders

Referral Sources: NHS Only

Specialisms: Generic

Other specialisms: , Learning disability, Social Communication Disorders.

Approaches and tools used: ADOS, DISCO