• Emotional and behavioural disturbance at home or school.

• Intense anger and tantrums

• Sadness/Anxiety and constant worry

• Low self-esteem

• Difficulties with food

• Difficulties with communication

• Sleeping difficulties

• Separation anxiety

• Relationship difficulties with parents, peers, siblings and friends

• Adjustment to divorce and family breakup

• Bereavement and loss

• Trauma

• Self harm

• Social communication difficulties

• Online questionnaires to be completed before the assessment

• A full psychiatric assessment (usually held over two appointments)

• Pre screening assessment

• Face to face meeting with child at Verbatim Therapy Clinic

• A diagnosis and assessment report provided within 28 days of the second appointment, a copy of which we recommend should go to your GP.

• Feedback meeting online with parents/carer and school and child if above the age of 12 years.

-ADHD Prescription service NOT currently available locally but recommendations to other private prescribers can be made if indicated by assessment

• A full diagnostic assessment consists of two professionals working in parallel. They will conduct a developmental history, clinical assessment and review evidence together to form conclusions and recommendations. We provide autism assessments, as well as second opinions on autism diagnoses. 

• Online questionnaires to be completed before the assessment.

• Pre-screening appointment - online

• 120 minute assessment - online

• 60 minute assessment with child face to face at Verbatim therapy clinic,  ADOS assessment (includes liaising with schools/third parties where necessary and a report to follow after 4 weeks).

• diagnosis and assessment report provided within 28 days of the second appointment, a copy of which we recommend should go to your GP

• Feedback meeting online with parents/carer and school and child if above the age of 12 years.

• Where agreed, shared care with GPs allowing other prescriptions to be managed through your local surgery.

• Referral for CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy) for ADHD or other therapeutic disciplines/psychoeducation work as appropriate.