Autism & ADHD Assessment Team
The Neurodevelopmental Autism & ADHD Service for Brentwood, Basildon and Thurrock is a Multidisciplinary team consisting of professionals who are highly skilled in the assessment and diagnosis of Autism and ADHD.
Children referred will typically be exhibiting developmental differences which affect their social communication, speech and language development, attention, learning ability, emotions, sensory processing, and regulation that unfold as they develop and grow.
Current waiting times for referral
We continue to receive a very high number of referrals for Autism and ADHD assessments. As a result of this it may take longer than usual for the referral to have a clinical review by one of our clinicians and an outcome of the referral shared with referrers and parents – we are working hard to ensure that outcomes are communicated in a timely manner.
There are currently also long waits for neurodevelopmental assessments – such as Autism and ADHD, due to the number of children being referred for this service. Each child’s assessment can require different activities to be carried out therefore waiting times can vary from patient to patient. Our current average wait for completion of assessment is between 18 and 24 months. We are working very hard to reduce our waiting times as much as we possibly can.