Autism assessments for adults
Autism can affect everyone differently. For many people, getting a formal autism diagnosis as an adult means you can move forward with confidence, knowing you can access the expert support you need to thrive.
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How a Onebright autism assessment works
If you think you may be autistic, an expert assessment will give you clarity.
All our autism assessments and sessions are carried out online. Here are the steps you can expect.
Understanding you better
Neurodevelopmental conditions like autism are always with us, right from birth. That’s why, before we arrange your assessment, we will ask someone who knows you well (ideally since you were young) to fill in a report form and an online screening tool. A better understanding of your strengths and needs helps our clinical team with their assessment. We will refer you to a Onebright company, Psicon, who have been a leading provider of high quality diagnostic assessments, treatment and support for autism and ADHD for over 20 years.
Screening
This will be carried out by our psychology team, led by a consultant clinical psychologist. If the results are indicative of autism, we’ll recommend a diagnostic assessment to give a definitive answer.
Assessment
To fully understand your neurodevelopmental makeup and needs, our specialist team will carry out a thorough expert assessment. Then you will know if you are, or aren’t autistic and we can help you in the most positive way.
Diagnostic report
After your assessment, we’ll share a comprehensive report with you, giving a full explanation of the assessment and our findings in a clear and easy-to-understand way. It will include both our recommendations and helpful signposting for post-diagnostic support and treatment.
Ongoing support
Following your autism assessment, whether diagnosed or not, our expert team will guide you on what support options are available to you. These can include therapeutic treatment packages, provided by clinical and counselling psychologists within our wellbeing service.
Understanding autism
Neurodiversity is part of being human; a fact of life for millions of children and adults alike. And having a neurodevelopmental (ND) condition doesn’t mean you have a disease that needs to be cured, but that your neurological functions are organised differently to people who are neurotypical. An autism assessment is the first step to understanding your unique mind.
However, neurodevelopmental differences can cause great distress when not recognised or understood. Once fully assessed and diagnosed, we can offer tools, support and therapies to help individuals move forward with positivity, peace and purpose.
Signs of autism may include sensory sensitivities, problems with your mood, being misunderstood at work and finding relationships difficult.
Begin your journey
You must be aged 18 years or above to access our services.
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Frequently asked questions
The report will include a summary of the findings and recommendations based on the psychiatrist’s professional opinion. Reports will be provided as soon as possible, usually within two weeks for most appointments. However, we recommend you discuss with your individual psychiatrist to establish the exact timescale for your report. The psychiatrists provide a client copy of the report and send a copy to the referrer and or GP. If relevant the psychiatrist can also provide a copy or an abbreviated letter to school. Any additional reports may incur an additional charge.
In September 2023, Psicon joined the Onebright group, the UK’s leading outpatient private mental health service. With our shared values, and a focus on clinical excellence and patient-centred care, we are very excited about the next chapter and what we can achieve together.
The only limits to confidentiality are when a client is at risk of harm (from themselves or from others), someone else may be at risk of harm, or if we are ordered to share information by a court (or where the service is open to legal proceedings if we do not share information)
If any of these situations are the case, we will always seek consent to share information wherever possible. Our usual practice is to share information about your assessment and treatment with your GP, unless there are valid reasons not to.
When working with children and young people, the same principles of confidentiality apply, and we will usually only share information with the young person’s parents or carers with consent. There may however be some situations where we need to share information with parents and carers without consent, for example if the child/young person is not able to consent to treatment themselves.
