London Autism Assessments
Autism is not an illness or disease. It means the brain of an autistic individual works differently from other people. It’s something you’re born with. The signs or symptoms of autism can easily be missed at a young age. Though autism isn’t a medical condition that requires a ‘cure,’ some autistic children, teenagers, and adults require professional support. At Inner Circle Psychology, we offer professional autism assessments in London to help diagnose autism and provide professional support.
Evidence-Based Autism Assessments in London
Autism Spectrum Disorder is unique for every teenager, child, and adult. It is often associated with pervasive and persistent differences in social interaction and communication. These differences often occur in various aspects of one’s social life. For example, you may notice your child has difficulty expressing and understanding emotions, making and keeping friends, and initiating or managing conversations.
For some autistic individuals, these differences may be noticed when making eye contact. Most children and young people with autism often have keen attention to detail, display significant expertise in their areas of interest, demonstrate creative and artistic talents, and have great character traits such as loyalty and honesty.
Note that autism is also associated with specific patterns and repetitive behaviour. This could be intense interest in some topics that may not be age-appropriate, differences in emotional expression and regulation, taking comfort in routines, or even feeling frustrated when the routines change. These differences often occur in different contexts, such as at school or home, and often have a negative effect on the child’s ability to manage their day-to-day activities.
Professional Autism Assessments
Our trained child psychologists usually conduct thorough autism assessments in London. Keep in mind that these assessments align with the guidelines created by the National Institute for Health & Care Excellence (NICE). Our assessment process comprises various steps that ensure we understand your child’s behaviour fully.
So, who can undergo an autism assessment? At Inner Circle Psychology, we offer autism assessments to children with fluent and comprehensible speech, teenagers, and young adults. If your child or a close friend or family is showing symptoms consistent with ASD, you may want to schedule a consultation with our experts.
The ‘gold-standard’ approach to autism assessments in London is to have several experts involved in the process. At Inner Circle Psychology, our team of autism assessors is comprised of trained, certified, and HCPC-registered child psychologists, clinical psychologists, speech and language therapists, and other experts. This multi-disciplinary approach to autism diagnosis ensures objective assessment.
Before the actual assessment, we may be required to fill out a pre-assessment questionnaire. The questions should be answered by you (the parent or guardian) and teachers who know the child best in the school environment. The answers to these questions will help us understand your current concerns about your child, behavioural and social difficulties, and more.
Having profound information about your child or teen will make the entire assessment process easy and more reliable. After an autism diagnosis, our team offers professional support to autistic children, teenagers, and adults.
