Children’s Services and Adult
Learning Disability Services
Children’s Services and Adult
We understand that the idea of requesting a referral or going for an autism assessment can be daunting. We hope the information below will help you understand what to expect.
In order to have an autism assessment, first:
Book an appointment with your GP.
Make sure this appointment is about a referral and try to give your GP some examples of difficulties you’ve had in adulthood and childhood with:
communication
social interaction
need for routine
sensory difficulties
The GP will send HAADS your referral. This will be looked at by the team. If there is enough information we will accept you on to the waiting list. Please see Waiting Times below:
If you are accepted we will send you a pre-assessment document to fill in (PAD).
This helps us to gather some information about your developmental history, education and employment history, and your life experiences. This is a key document. Please see more on our Accepted for Assessment page:
If your referral has been declined due to not meeting criteria please see our Request for More Information page.
We mostly complete our initial assessments by video call (Upstream). Please let us know whether you would prefer your appointment to be face-to-face or via video call, and we will do our best to accommodate.
For more information on appointments, please see our waiting times page.
If you feel you need support while you are waiting for your assessment.
HAADS offer the Waiting Well service which provides either a text message or a letter sent on a regular basis to update you on the waiting list.
Following the completion of the clinical interview and developmental history, there are three possible outcomes.
If there is not enough information on your referral form, we will ask you to fill in a form giving us some more detail.
You may find waiting for an assessment a positive thing however you may feel nervous and we understand this and we will try and support you.
Our teams support children, young people, their families, and other people who are important to young people.
The Humber Sensory Processing Service is a specialist service providing support to children who have sensory processing differences
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