Autism Assessments

Many autistic people spend years, and sometimes decades, trying to hide their differences in order to fit into a world that was not designed with…

Receiving an autism diagnosis for your child can be an emotional experience. Some parents feel relief that they finally have answers. Others experience uncertainty, worry,…

Many autistic girls and women spend years feeling different without understanding why. Some receive diagnoses of anxiety, depression, eating disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) or personality…

Mental health difficulties are common within the autistic community. Although autism itself is not a mental health condition, autistic children, teenagers and adults experience significantly…

Many women only begin to consider that they may be autistic in their 40s and 50s.  They may have spent decades feeling different, struggling socially,…

There is a moment that I witness almost every week.  A woman sits in our feedback appointment, in tears. Not because she has been diagnosed as autistic, but…

Yes. A private autism diagnosis can be used to support applications for exam access arrangements, including extra time in GCSEs, AS Levels, A Levels and…

Introduction  If you or your child has been referred for an autism assessment, one of the first questions you are likely to ask is:  “How…

If you’re researching autism assessments, you may have come across the term ADOS, often described as “the gold standard” for diagnosing autism. This can raise important questions: In…