Who carries out the assessments?

Assessments are completed by highly skilled experts in their field. For Autism Assessments, these are completed by a multi disciplinary team (minimum of two professionals involved) and out ADHD assessments are completed by a clinical expert. All assessment clinicians are supervised by a Consultant Level professionals such as Psychiatrist or a Consultant Psychologist. This ensure all assessments are completed inline with NICE Guidance.

What makes your service different?

It is understandable to feel confused and overwhelmed in choosing a service that is right for you. Our team of experts also understand life can be busy and having a service that will work with you and your schedule can take out a lot of the stress of the assessment journey.

How do I book an assessment?

We want to ensure the journey is bespoke to you, while also adhering to national guidance. We will book in an initial call to discuss what have brought you to think about an assessment and what your requirements are. If we think we are the right service for you, we will provide a bespoke proposal for you to ensure the assessment meets your expectations and what we think will add value clinically. If you are comfortable with the proposal we will then get the assessment journey booked in.

Do you offer online or in‑person assessments?

Your assessment will be completed in the manner that best works for you and what is clinically effective. We will discuss the options during the initial call.

Why do I have to pay for the initial Call?

Our clinical team are extremely busy and while we are more than happy to meet with you to discuss your requirement, unfortunately we have experienced a high level of not attending for these calls, and this impacts our service delivery times. The Initial call charge will be taken from the service investment costs and if you choose to not proceed and you attend your initial call we will provide you a full refund.

What is Autism and Why get assessed?

Autism is a also known as Autism Spectrum Condition or Autism Spectrum Disorder, however disorder is not widely used anymore as it is not felt to be neuroaffirming. Autism is a term to describe significant differences in social communication and interactions, which are also accompanied by repetitive and restrictive behaviours such as stimming, routine and rituals, passions and interests and sensory needs. These differences need to be lifelong and also causing a significant impact on life.

At KADS we strongly believe that everyone has the human right to understand themselves and we should not underestimate the value of the validation of knowing your neurotype. An assessment can also help understand your needs and strengths and provide bespoke recommendations and strategies to help you reach your fill potential.

Will I automatically get a diagnosis because I am paying for my assessment?

Absolutely not. the funding of the assessment does not impact the outcome in anyway. The team use their clinical expertise’s to understand if their is a diagnosis of Autism or ADHD and will spend time to ensure differential diagnoses cannot better explain the needs. While we understand it is a financial commitment, you are paying for the peace of mind to know either way and regardless of the outcome we will provide recommendations of things we think will help from our decades of experience.