Combined ADHD & autism assessments

Here at Evolve, we offer combined ADHD and autism assessments for children. If you see traits of both ADHD and autism, we can help.

What to expect Request an assessment

Combined assessments

You may feel your child has elements of both ADHD and autism. This is not uncommon, there are many children who have more than one neurodevelopmental condition. There are also some common traits between autism and ADHD which can make them difficult to differentiate.

Our clinicians are highly skilled at helping with this. We do combined autism and ADHD assessments for children and young people on both our NHS Right to Choose and privately funded pathways.

How to request an assessment

You can come to us for a combined child ADHD and autism assessment through one of two routes:

NHS Right to Choose - we are recognised as an approved provider by NHS England. If you would like to be assessed through Right to Choose funded by the NHS, please go to your GP and discuss the suitability of an assessment with us at Evolve.

Privately funded - we are able to offer privately funded autism and ADHD assessments. We accept referrals from health insurance companies. Please contact us to find out more about costs and what to expect from this assessment. You will also find lots of helpful information in our FAQs.

What to expect from an assessment

Your child will see a clinician in person, or online, for a developmental history - this will take up to four hours. But, don't worry, this is carried out over two sessions, so they are not too long!

For the autism assessment, your child will be seen in clinic by one of our clinicians. Click here to learn about what to expect in your one to one session. For the ADHD assessment, your child may also have a Qb Test. Click here to learn about what to expect in your Qb Test.

Your child may be feeling anxious about coming to see us, please show them this animation video explaining why they are coming.

After your assessments our clinical team will meet to discuss the sessions. Your child may receive a diagnosis of autism and ADHD, one or the other, or no diagnosis. The outcome will be explained to you at a feedback meeting. You will then receive a report summarising your child's appointments and explaining the outcome. You will also be sent some recommendations about services and resources to support you and your child through the next steps.

Learn about the assessment process

Kate talks you through the whole assessment process

Learn about the Qb Test

Tom talks you through what to expect in your child's Qb Test

The current wait time for the NHS Right to Choose child assessment is 12-16 months. This is subject to change.

Learn about the one to one assessment

Heather talks you through what to expect in your child's one to one assessment

A video to help your child understand the assessment

This short animation is designed to help children understand what to expect during the assessment

Screening appointment

You may not know yet whether to have a full assessment. You may want a screening appointment first. Our screening appointments are an hour long. During this time, you will meet with a clinician - either in person, or online. Before your appointment, we will have sent you forms to gather some initial information about you, your child and differences you see in them. At the appointment, your clinician will ask you to build on what your concerns are, and why you are thinking about an assessment.

They will ask a variety of questions to find out all the information we need to make the decisions regarding next steps. It is helpful to have your child present for some or all of this depending on their age, in order for the clinician to meet with them. The clinician may be able to tell you what assessment would be appropriate, however, on some occasions, they might discuss it further with our clinical team, before making the recommendation.

Following your appointment, you will receive a letter with recommendations within two weeks. Contact us to find out more about the costs of our screening appointments.

Meet the team

Nathalie Cullen

Specialist Neurodevelopmental Practitioner (SaLT)

Eireni Katomeri

Assistant Psychologist

Hannah Jennings

Neurodevelopment Practitioner

Meet more of our team

 I cannot thank the staff enough for their thorough and person-centred approach to assessment. The communication throughout has been brilliant and I'm very grateful that prompts were provided to the school when seeking clearer understanding of need as this helped develop a bigger picture.

Parent of client

We would like to pass on our thanks to you team for all the hard work they have put into assessing Katie, covering all bases, being patient with school contact and doing their best to understand Katie and unpick her needs. It has been greatly appreciated. Communication has been great from start to finish and I would fully recommend yourselves to anyone I speak to.

Parent of client

Evolve was INCREDIBLY thorough. We both agreed that we felt that our clinicians were very 'switched on' & actually listened to our concerns as parents.

Parent of client

Frequently asked questions

Take a look at some of our frequently asked questions below. Here, you can get answers and insights from our team of expert clinicians.

Yes, the outcome of the assessment could be a diagnosis of both, ADHD only or autism only or no diagnosis of either ADHD or autism.
Sometimes the outcome for the children who see us is a no diagnosis. Humans are complex and sometimes what the child is experiencing is not due to autism and ADHD but something else. There could be a trauma in their past; a learning disability; or maybe a head injury that make the situation more complex. It may be developmentally this is not the right time to have a diagnosis and your child would benefit from developing further and coming back for an assessment at a later stage. Some children have some challenges with areas relating to ADHD and autism but their overall pattern does not fit the criteria for a diagnosis. When we have our feedback meeting with you, we will signpost you where we can to what else we think it might be. Hopefully this will help you seek the right support.
Once you have had your feedback meeting the report will be with you via email within 6 weeks. If you have come through Right To Choose this will also be sent to your GP unless you have opted out. We do not send reports to schools or other professionals involved unless agreed with you separately. For privately funded assessments the report is only sent to you.

Our clinic locations

Exeter

Harrogate

Huddersfield