Awards and Accreditations
From prestigious industry awards to rigorous inspections and accreditations, our dedication to providing exceptional education is consistently acknowledged and celebrated.
“SME Sector Leadership Health and Wellbeing Award 2025”
The Assessment: Our Step by Step Process
We provide a gold standard assessment, following all NICE guidelines, with highly robust assessment procedures.
1. Please contact us using the button below. Our Practice Manager will call you back to arrange the booking, answer any questions that you may have and ask you some Screening questions to determine if booking in an assessment may be the right route for you. Please note, these Screening questions are not indicative of any diagnosis after the assessment. If we are currently fully booked we will contact you to let you know you have been placed on the waiting list.
2. After booking in your date we will send you some paperwork to complete regarding your child, developmental and family history, as well as official screening questionnaires to fill in ahead of the first meeting. We will also liaise with your child’s school, as further screeners will need to be completed by your child’s teacher.
3. On the day of the in-person assessment, our Clinical Psychologist will be waiting for you at The Children’s Wellness Centre and will carry out a comprehensive 2-3 hour observation and assessment of your child, including further interviews with parents/carers. In some cases a QbCheck (computerised test) may be used as part of the assessment.
4. We additionally carry out a school observation for every child having an ADHD assessment with us, which is best practice in accordance to guidelines. Further in-person conversations will be had with school staff so a full picture of your child can be understood. This school observation is completed by our Clinical Director, Tammy.
5. Our Clinical Psychologist will then collate all the information from the paperwork, the parent/carer interviews, the school observation, the clinical screener scores, the in-person clinic assessment and if appropriate the QbCheck report. She will make the final clinical decision whether the results reveal a formal ADHD diagnosis. We appreciate families may be anxious awaiting the outcome, so the Clinical Psychologist will arrange a telephone or video consultation call with you to share the results of the assessment, prior to you receiving the formal report. This is usually within 7-10 of the assessment date, providing all paperwork has been sent back in time.
6. A formal report will then be sent to families within 21 working days of the assessment date. Although you will already be aware of the outcome, this report will detail the final results, and if appropriate the formal diagnosis of ADHD, as well as any necessary recommendations. This report can be shared externally with your child’s GP and school.
*Please note, we are not a prescription service and we do not provide medication after the assessment. If this is a route you are wanting to explore, then the report would need to be shared with a medical professional who can provide prescriptions and regular monitoring of this. You may want to discuss this with your GP prior to booking the assessment.
Our Clinical Psychology Team
Our Neurodevelopmental Assessments are led by our Clinical Psychology team, consisting of Dr Sharpley, Dr Emerson-Smith and Dr Wilson. Our three expert clinicians have extensive experience in mental health and assessing for ADHD, including substantial experience working for NHS CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service). Their NHS work means they are very aware of NHS expectations when accepting an external private diagnostic report and all guidelines which must be followed.
At the Children’s Wellness Centre our team provide high-quality diagnostic assessments for ADHD whilst considering other mental health conditions that might be impacting the presentation. The assessment process and diagnostic discussion provides children/young people and their parents with a better understanding of neurodevelopmental conditions and how these might be impacting the day-to-day life of the young person. The diagnostic report can be used to help the professionals/organisations (e.g. school/college/clubs) involved with the young person to better support them to achieve their full academic and social potential. A diagnosis also helps parents, siblings and the extended family to better understand the needs, behaviours and strengths of neuro-atypical children/young people.
Assessment Fees
The cost of the full assessment process, including the in-clinic assessment, parent/carer interviews, the school visit, the verbal feedback call and the formal written report is £1275. This fee covers all school observations within a 10-mile radius of The Children’s Wellness Centre. Anything beyond this there will be a small additional travel fee.
A 50% deposit is payable in advance to secure your assessment date and for us to begin the process and organise our school visit.
