You have attended an initial consultation and received your post consultation letter from your psychologist.
What happens next?
Clients 19 and Over
Our Assessment Process
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The Autism Diagnostic Interview Revised (ADIR) is administered with an informant for every client to ensure we gain a fully comprehensive understanding of every person we assess.
Due to the structured nature of the ADIR this appointment is offered online and is administered and takes around 90 minutes to 2 hours.
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The Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule 2 (ADOS-2) is administered with all clients, and you may request this face-to-face or online.
The assessment usually takes between 40 and 60 minutes and is delivered by a HCPC Registered Psychologist who has also undertaken specific training on the ADOS assessment.
Online appointments are not suitable for every client and so this will need to be discussed prior to you proceeding with an assessment.
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Your assessment results letter summarises the outcome of the assessment and is often preferred by your GP over our full diagnostic reports. The letter will outline the dates of your appointments, who you saw, the individual tests administered and finally, the outcome.
Typically 10 to 14 days following this you will receive your full diagnostic report.
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Our reports are very comprehensive and include the full results of all the tests administered. This is to enable other healthcare professionals to fully understand all the challenges a young person may experience.
In the conclusion, we may provide some general recommendations and provide you with information that could support you going forward along with any recommendations for referrals to other healthcare professionals.
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We offer a results feedback appointment with your psychologist which intended to enable you to ask any questions you may have about your assessment and the outcome.
The feedback appointment will be delivered either by telephone or online and will last up to 30 minutes.
Additional Assessments Available
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Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA)
Our enhanced PDA screening further explores whether a young person or child’s difficulties could be as a result of PDA.
£95
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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Our enhanced screening for ADHD will identify whether or not this may be clinically relevant for you and will evidence the need for formal diagnosis.
£295
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Trauma & PTSD
Our assessment fee for Trauma or Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is reduced when taken with an assessment for ASD.
£595
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Learning Disability Adults
If you have concerns that you or the individual you are acting for may have a learning disability then this assessment is may help evidence additional needs.
£595
Face to face appointments are available at the locations shown below
We also administer ADOS informed assessments remotely for clients who would prefer to be assessed in the comfort of their own home.
The assessments will be completed at a pace that is comfortable for you.
Bristol
Stockport
Southampton, Hampshire
Milton Keynes
Banbury, Oxfordshire
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FAQs
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We update our waiting times on the WAITING TIME page under the clients tab.
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Yes!
Our Consultant and HCPC Registered Psychologist, Katherine Goodsell has been providing Autism Diagnostic Assessments for over 12 years.
She created and led the service in Milton Keynes for 5 years providing the NHS with a 16+ assessment service.
Katherine has also provided assessments for a number of other NHS trusts and Local Authorities
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We have assessed hundreds of females over the years and understand more than anyone how girls in particular can mask their difficulties.
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All clients will need to attend an initial consultation with ASD screening.
To book your consultation please complete an initial self referral form and a Case Manager will contact you within 24 hours.
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For our Autism Diagnostic Assessment Service we offer a payment plan enabling clients to spread payments up to six months.
Please visit the payment plan page for further information