Diagnostic Assessments

A thorough diagnostic assessment of autism involves two parts, a detailed developmental history and an observational assessment with the individual.

Details about early behaviour are crucial to gaining information to help make a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder.  It is helpful to invite a parent, sibling or spouse to the assessment therefore. Whilst this information is more easily available from parents when assessing a child, it can often be difficult to obtain, or for parents to remember accurately, when assessing an adult. The use of family records, old school reports or information can be helpful in such cases. Alternative assessment tools designed to gather relevant information may be used to help the clinician make a diagnosis if no other informant is available to take part.

Full written reports of the assessment results are provided and a solution-focussed feedback session following assessment is also available.

The autism assessment process will involve two clinicians, each completing a different part of the assessment, and the ADHD assessments are carried out by Dr Morrison.

Please contact info@spectrumspecialists.co.uk to enquire about waiting times and fees.