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Autism Assessments
Autism Assessments: Adhering to NICE Guidelines
We conduct our autism assessments in accordance with the National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE). This means that our assessments are conducted by highly trained autism specialist psychologists and highly specialist speech and language therapists. This also means that our reports are recognised and accepted by local agencies, such as the NHS, schools and local authorities.
In order to provide a ‘gold standard’ service, our clinicians are trained to use a range of
clinically recognised tools – the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule 2 (ADOS-2), and the
Autism Diagnostic Interview (ADI-R).
These diagnostic assessments tools provide the framework to allow our clinicians to consider whether a child or young person meets the criteria for a diagnosis of autism.
Autism Assessment Process:
What to Expect
​​An Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC) assessment involves gathering information from the individual, their family, and conducting a clinical evaluation by a multidisciplinary team. This comprehensive approach ensures an accurate diagnosis​
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How it Works
Information Gathering
We will need you and your child’s school to compete a questionnaire to gain deeper insights into how your child communicates and interacts with others and any specific challenges they experience.
Parent Meeting
A key part of the assessment is understanding your child’s current and early childhood, which is why you will meet with our psychologist to go into quite a lot of depth about your child’s developmental history using the ADI-R (Autism Diagnostic Interview Revised).
Child Assessment
Your child will meet with a trained member of the team, who will spend some time using toys, games and conversation to understand how your child sees the world. Whilst it should be a fun experience for your child, the examiner will be using an evidence-based tool to assess your child against the criteria relevant to autism. This tool is called the ADOS-2 (Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule).
Diagnostic Report
After your child’s assessment, our clinicians will compile all the gathered information into a comprehensive report. You will receive a bespoke diagnostic report with personalised recommendations three weeks from the date of the feedback meeting.
Parental Feedback
Our psychologist will meet with you virtually to discuss and explain the findings of the assessment.
Team Discussion
After the assessment, the team will meet to thoroughly review all available information. They will then determine whether your child meets the DSM-V criteria for autism or whether their presentation can be better explained by something else, for example, anxiety or learning difficulties.
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Assessments
Fee: £2,200​​​​
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Includes:
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Comprehensive face-to-face assessment
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Multidisciplinary evaluation
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Detailed diagnostic report
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Personalised recommendations
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​Please note that all fees are subject to change. Additional services not listed may incur extra charges, which will be discussed before booking.