Professional Autism Assessment
Comprehensive autism assessments for both adults and children using evidence-based diagnostic tools. Our experienced clinical psychologists provide thorough evaluations in a supportive environment.
Should I Seek an Autism Assessment?
Take our Autism questionnaire to help you identify potential signs of Autism and understand whether a professional autism assessment might be beneficial for you. This questionniare explores common autism traits and provides personalised recommendations.
Autism Traits Self-Assessment​
What does our assessment involve?
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At Abacus Psychology Service, we offer autism assessments for children, young people, and adults.
All our assessments are completed by experienced clinicians and follow the NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) guidelines, which set the national standards for recognising and diagnosing autism.
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1. Screening Assessment
We understand that deciding whether to begin a full autism assessment can feel like a big step.
That’s why we offer a Screening Assessment as a starting point.
The screening helps us to:
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Understand your concerns and background information
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Explore whether the pattern of strengths and difficulties may be consistent with autism
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Consider other possible explanations for what you are noticing
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Decide together what the next steps should be
This stage usually involves a clinical discussion and screening questionnaires, but it does not include a written report.
It helps you and our team decide whether a full diagnostic assessment would be appropriate.
2. Full Diagnostic Assessment
If screening suggests that autism could be present, we can move on to a full assessment.
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A developmental interview to gather information about early history and current presentation
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Structured assessments or observations (such as the ADOS-2)
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School or nursery observations (for children) to understand how the individual interacts and learns in everyday settings
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Cognitive assessment, where there are concerns about learning, attention, or intellectual development (at additional cost)
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Questionnaires completed by family members, teachers, or employers (where relevant)
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Input from experienced psychological team including psychologists, speech and language therapist and/or occupational therapist, where appropriate.
At the end of the assessment, you will receive clear feedback and a comprehensive written report summarising the findings, diagnosis (if appropriate), and tailored recommendations for support.
Why we begin with an Initial Screening
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Personalised Assessment Planning
Every individual is unique. Our initial consultation allows us to understand your specific concerns, developmental history, and current challenges to design the most appropriate assessment approach.
Time and Cost Efficiency
By understanding your needs upfront, we can streamline the assessment process, ensuring you only undergo necessary evaluations and receive the most cost-effective pathway to answers.
Comfort and Preparation
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The consultation helps reduce anxiety by familiarizing you with our team and process. We can also provide specific preparation guidance for the full assessment.
What Happens in Your Initial Consultation?
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1 . Detailed History Discussion
We explore developmental milestones, current concerns, and family history
2 Assessment Needs Analysis
Determine which diagnostic tools and approaches are most appropriate
3 Process Planning
Create a tailored assessment timeline with clear next steps
4 Questions & Preparation
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Address your concerns and provide preparation guidance
Important
If we determine that autism assessment isn't the most appropriate path forward, we'll discuss alternative options and can provide referrals to other specialists if needed.
Autism Assessment
We specialise in providing comprehensive autism assessments for children, adolescents, and adults. Our team of experienced professionals is dedicated to offering personalised care and support throughout the assessment process.
What can we expect?
You can expect a timely and professions respone to your concerns and an assessment that is fit for your needs. Our assessments are compliant with national guidance and use "Gold Standard" assessments methods. Our clinicians are all registered and trained but they also have extensive experience of working with and assessment of neurodevelopmental conditions.
Why Choose us?
Our customers deserve the highest level of support, and we work tirelessly to maintain those standards. When you choose to work with our team, know that you are consistently choosing quality and excellence. Customer service is at the heart of everything that we do.
Assessments you can trust
We have a multi-disciplinary team who have worked extensively in Autism Services in both NHS and independent services. Our director was Head of Autism Services for South Staffordshire and we have built a team of professionals who work closely with you to get it right. We believe we offer something different in terms of our quality assessments and ongoing support where needed.
More reasons to choose us...
We do.....
Offer FREE telephone consultations prior to booking an assessment with us.
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Offer initial in-person consultation so we can understand your concerns and decide in an assessment is right for you​
Complete a Multi-Disciplinary Assessment
Have fully registered and trained clinical team.
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Have a calm and quiet office space with free parking onsite.
Follow national guidance
Use the best tools available to reach a diagnostic decision (e.g. ADOS-2; ADI-R)
Provide a comprehensive report and recommendations
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We don't...
Offer "fixed price" assessments. We only charge you for elements of the assessments we complete. The less that's needed the less you pay.
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Make you wait to complete the assessment. We aim to start assessments within two weeks and complete them in 4 weeks.
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Assume anything, Our assessments are a collaborative process and we take time to understand you or your child's experiences.
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We don't charge you for anything that isn't clinically required and thats why we don't have a "fixed" price.
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We really are here to help, start your journey here...
Three simple steps you'll be glad you took,
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Contact us below and let us know you're there. We'll do the rest.
Get in touch
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We'll contact you to hear a little about your concerns and ensure we're the right service for you
Tell us your concerns
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Get your appointment
Once we've spoken we can make an appointment and start your support.
Ongoing support and Intervention
We also offer bespoke support and interventions tailored to an individual's needs. We work with children, young people and adults with complex needs including Autism, ADHD and Intellectual Disability and provide a range of training, consultation or individual therapy to help resolve challenges and finds ways of moving forward with your life.
We also understand that other institutions including, family, schools, colleges and employers can be crucial in making a difference to the experinces of individuals diagnosed with Autism, ADHD or Intellectual Disability and we can worl closely with them to increase their understanding the individual and their needs and make reasonable adjustments where possible. We also work to support applications for Education Health and Care Plans and has also acted in Tribunals over matters relating to mental health, Autism or ADHD. We work closely with individuals, their families and carers and wider networks including schools and colleges to ensure people with Autism and/or learning disability are supported in the most helpful way.
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Our approach is always person-centred and paced to meet an individual's needs recognising that people with suspected autism may often experience high levels of anxiety.
If you’d like more information about our our assessment and support packages, get in touch today.
Care you can trust...
At Abacus Psychology all of our Psychologists have up to date DBS checks and are registered with the Health and Care Professions Council - the regulatory body for Practitioner Psychologists.
