Autism Assessments

At The Neurodiversity Hub, we ensure that we follow the National Institute for Health and Care Excellent (NICE) guidlines. This defines a “Gold Standard” Autism Assessment for children and adults as involving the following essential components:

Child Assessments

Adult Assessments

Engaging at least two experts from distinct fields, such as Clinical Psychologists, or Speech and Language Therapists, with specialised autism training and experience, additionally maintaining HCPC registration.
Whenever possible, we encourage input from a family member/carer and school to provide additional perspectives on the individual’s experiences.
Reviewing relevant documents, such as school reports or specialised assessments, to provide background on behaviours and information on early development.
A holistic assessment drawing on multiple diagnostic tools for an accurate and well-rounded evaluation.
Using the DSM-5 criteria, we take an in-depth developmental history with tools such as the Autism Diagnostic Interview – Revised (ADI-R) or Autism Clinical Interview for Adults (ACIA).
An in-person session evaluates social and communication skills, employing tools like ADOS-2 to pinpoint behaviours consistent with diagnostic criteria. We also offer online observations for adults.
Our multi-disciplinary team collaboratively reviews all findings to provide an accurate, comprehensive outcome. in this meeting, professionals also discuss and evaluate a differential diagnosis.