Thank you for considering Wade Therapy Services for your Private Autism Diagnostic Assessment.
South Wales Autism Assessments are a South Wales based Autism assessment service founded by Chris Wade, Consultant Speech and Language Therapist. Chris has been working in multidisciplinary diagnostic teams in the NHS and Privately over the past 15 years.
Our Private Autism Diagnostic Assessment follow the NICE guidelines and from February 2024 we began to be commissioned to provide Autism diagnostic assessments in partnership with Powys NHS Integrated Autism Services. We are always more than happy to speak with our NHS or Local Authority colleagues.
The cost of our Private Autism Diagnostic Assessment is £2250 and our Multidisciplinary Assessment Pathway is:
1. Initial Enquiry
The instructing party / family contacts Wade Therapy Services to enquire about a Private Autism Diagnostic Assessment. The family are sent the MDT Assessment Pathway and Case History Form. The family are invited to ask questions via email to gemma@wts.ltd and arrange for a phone consultation with Chris Wade should they so wish.
2. Authority to Proceed
If the instructing party / family are happy to proceed with the Private Autism Diagnostic Assessment the Wade Therapy Services admin, Gemma, will provide the family with available dates for the ADOS and ADI-R assessments. An invoice is sent to the family on confirmation of the assessment dates.
3. Questionnaires
Questionnaires will be sent to the child or adolescent’s education placement or the adult’s partner, to be completed and returned to Gemma prior to the multidisciplinary meeting.
4. ADOS 2 Assessment
The ADOS 2 assessment is an assessment with the referred child; adolescent or adult and will take place face-to-face either at our Cardiff Clinic or at the family home. The ADOS 2 takes approximately 45-60 minutes to complete. The ADOS 2 clinician will complete their section of the multidisciplinary report and send to Gemma.
5. ADI-R Assessment
The ADI-R assessment is an interview with the child or adolescent’s parent / guardian or with the adult’s partner / parent / guardian. The ADI-R assessment can be conducted online via Zoom / Teams or in person. The ADI-R assessment takes approximately 2.5-3 hours to complete. The ADI-R clinician will complete their section of the multidisciplinary report and send to Gemma.
6. Multidisciplinary Meeting
A multidisciplinary meeting will be held with the ADOS 2 clinician; the ADI-R clinician and a separate clinician and either a diagnosis will be formulated or further information sought.
7. Feedback Appointment
The instructing party / family will be invited to a feedback appointment either face-to-face or online to discuss the draft multidisciplinary report. The draft multidisciplinary report will be sent to the family 2 days prior to feedback appointment.
8. Final Report
A final multidisciplinary report will be sent to the instructing party / family no later than 1 week following the feedback appointment.
Get in touch
To find out more about our Autism Assessments feel free to either email gemma@wts.ltd or complete the following form.