As part of our comprehensive assessment service for Autism, we offer a free, no obligation, online screening service to help determine if your child has signs of Autism.

This screening has been developed based on decades of combined experience and assessing thousands of individuals. We always use the caveat ‘possible’ within our feedback until we can formally assess a child face-to-face or online. We offer a 3-step process for Autism assessments for children:

1. Initial FREE screening
2. Initial parental consultation (optional)
3. Formal assessment

See further details of the process below.

If the initial screening only shows limited, but some, possible signs of autism, we would suggest an initial consultation with one of our clinical team to discuss matters further before undertaking a formal assessment.

This is priced at £100. If, following the consultation it is considered there is sufficient possible evidence to carry out a full assessment, and that assessment is subsequently booked with us, we provide a £50 discount on the normal assessment price to contribute towards the cost of the consultation.

If we see strong evidence of possible Autism at the screening stage, we may suggest parents opt out of the consultation step and consider going straight to a formal assessment. This enables you to access an earlier appointment for your child and reduce your costs.

It is however important to note that the initial consultation does NOT provide a diagnosis, nor a report.

Unlike many autism assessment providers, we include a cognitive assessment as part of the formal process in all except one of our packages. While not an essential part of an autism assessment, it can be very useful.

Most neuro-typical children have similar abilities in the different areas of the assessment, such as verbal and non-verbal reasoning, working memory and processing speed. However, many autistic children will have an uneven or ‘spiky’ profile of strengths and difficulties. Some may be extremely able verbally but struggle in many other areas. 

They may have difficulties retaining and manipulating information or copying information off the board. Others may have significant language difficulties but process non-verbal information much more efficiently. The results of a cognitive assessment can be shared with the child’s school and used as supporting evidence to help secure an EHCP.

One of the biggest reasons why an autistic person may not receive a formal diagnosis is due to autistic masking, sometimes known as camouflaging. As a team we have exceptional knowledge and experience in this area, and where other health and education professionals fail to ‘see behind the mask’, we know what to look for and can identify signs of masking.

Throughout our website, we have a number of blog articles and help guides on the subject. If you have a concern that your child masks, then please start by reading our blog article; Diagnostic concerns and revisions to the DSM 5 , which explains one of the key reasons why so many clinical teams end up not giving a diagnosis when a child is clearly autistic.

After you’ve completed the screening on behalf of your child, and filled out your details, we will send you a report with the results of your screening. Based on the results, we will make suggestions on the next steps, which may be an initial parental consultation, or a full assessment if there are significant possible signs of autism. If we see very little, or indeed no signs, of possible autism, we will inform you of this too.

We understand that everyone’s journey to diagnosis is different, so we will leave it to you to contact us should you wish to book a consultation or full assessment.