If a diagnosis is given and you are seeking medication, this is not provided by The Autism Pathway. You may choose to continue with private treatment, supported by our partner clinics and psychiatrists. All private medication management and follow-up will be handled by an independent provider and will incur an additional cost. If you wish for your medication to be managed and administered by the NHS after the point of the assessment, you are responsible for liaising with your GP about a shared care agreement. The options for receiving treatment through the NHS will depend on the services offered by your local NHS team. We strongly advise that you check with your GP before undergoing an ADHD assessment with us to clarify what ongoing care and prescribing options are accessible to you. The Autism Pathway does not hold responsibility if your shared care agreement is denied.

We use NICE (National Institute of Clinical Excellence) recommended assessments. For our child autism assessments we use a clinical interview informed by the Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADI-r) for people under 18 years old. We also use play-based observations and interviews using the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, 2nd Edition (ADOS-2). For our adult autism assessments we use the ACIA  (Autism Clinical Interview Adults) and an ADOS-2 informed observation. Four our ADHD assessments we use the Adult-DIVA-5 and Young-DIVA-5 (for children). We may also use a Qb check if we feel this is necessary. For children we also gather information from educational settings  and any other relevant information. All our assessments involve the completion of several questionnaires online.