Autism screening and diagnostic assessment for Bupa members

Onebright’s screening process, led by a consultant clinical psychologist, enable recommendation to full diagnostic assessment, if screening is indicative of neurodiverse differences. If you think that you or your child may have autism, our screening process will give clarity and insight.

Information will be gathered to understand your behaviour in family, social, and educational or occupational settings. For adults this will include information about your behaviour in your childhood. We ask your child’s school to fill in a report form and an online screening questionnaire, so we can understand their behaviour in different social settings. It helps our clinical team with their assessment and to understand your child’s strengths and needs better.

The diagnostic assessment is carried out by either a clinical psychologist or psychiatrist, who are experts in identifying autism in adults. During the appointment, they will carry out a thorough clinical interview using the ADI-R, which covers questions about how your symptoms or traits are impacting on your life at home and at work, your relationships, plus what you were like as a child. They will compile all the information that has been gathered during and prior to the assessment and consider this against the DSM-5 criteria to determine whether you do, or don’t, meet the threshold for a diagnosis of autism. The outcome will be explained to you on the day, along with recommendations for adjustments at home and work as well as support options available to you.

You will receive a full comprehensive diagnostic report, with clear outcomes and easy to understand recommendations. Following the assessment, we will provide you with a comprehensive report giving a full breakdown of the assessment and our findings. The assessment outcome will be clear and easy to understand. It will include both our recommendations and helpful signposting for post-diagnostic support. It will also outline treatment options, these are not covered under your Bupa policy, so would need to be self funded.

Following your autism assessment, whether an autism diagnosis is reached or not, our expert team will guide you on what support options are available to you at Onebright. These can include therapeutic support packages, provided by clinical and counselling psychologists within our wellbeing service.