CHILD NEURODIVERSITY SERVICES
Specialist Combined Child ADHD & Autism Assessments
We provide comprehensive, family-centred Combined Child ADHD & Autism Assessments for children and young people. Our evidence-based, neurodiversity-affirming approach explores both conditions together in a single integrated pathway. This streamlined process focuses on your child’s unique clinical profile across school and home environments, ensuring you receive clear results and actionable support plans.
Understanding Your Child’s North Star: Identifying Signs
Sensory Experiences
Your child may show unique sensory profiles, such as being overwhelmed by loud school corridors while simultaneously seeking intense physical movement. We explore how these mixed sensory needs impact their daily comfort and focus.
Social Communication Patterns
We observe how your child connects with others, looking at literal interpretations of language alongside a deep preference for specific, shared interests. Our assessment values their authentic way of interacting with the world.
Focus & Interests
Many children experience 'monotropism'—a powerful ability to hyper-focus on special interests. We look at how this gift coexists with challenges in shifting attention to less engaging tasks at home or school.
Emotional Regulation
Emotional meltdowns or periods of 'shutdown' can occur when neurodivergent children are overwhelmed. We differentiate between sensory-driven distress and executive function struggles to provide targeted support strategies.
The Process
The Assessment Journey
Step 01
Step 02
Parent and Carer Questionnaires
Comprehensive Clinical Assessment
We gather essential foundations through detailed parent and carer questionnaires. These explore your child’s developmental history, communication, behaviour, and attention, alongside social and sensory experiences and valuable insights from their school.
Our specialists conduct a thorough clinical assessment of your child’s developmental history, attention, and executive functioning. We explore social communication, sensory processing, and daily functioning at home and school to build a detailed clinical profile.
Consideration of Co-occurring Needs
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Diagnostic Outcome and Report
We take a holistic view of your child’s needs, looking beyond a single diagnosis. This includes exploring co-occurring needs such as anxiety, learning or language differences, sensory processing variations, sleep patterns, and overall emotional wellbeing.
We determine whether the clinical profile indicates ADHD, Autism, both, or alternative explanations. Families receive a detailed written report documenting clinical findings, individual strengths, and clear recommendations for support at home and school.
The Power of a Unified Picture
A combined assessment provides a single, comprehensive roadmap for your child's future. By looking at ADHD and Autism together, we ensure that support strategies at school and home are perfectly aligned. Our integrated reports provide the clinical evidence required for Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) applications, ensuring your child receives the targeted adjustments they need to thrive academically and socially.
Unified diagnostic reports that translate directly into coordinated support strategies for both home and school environments.
Specialist clinical evidence designed to support successful EHCP applications and school-based interventions (SEN support).
A single, family-centred journey that eliminates the need for separate pathways, reducing stress for both parents and child.
Start Your Child’s Journey Today
Speak with our specialist pediatric coordination team to discuss a combined assessment for your child.
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