My Autism Assessment by Wade Therapy Services

09/11/2026

❤️ these resources from Andrew!

www.andrew-ryder.co.uk

08/11/2026

I love that this has been made.
I don’t love that it had to be made.
As a family we’ve lived this and it’s heartbreaking 💔.

06/11/2026

For children I’d argue the most important part of diagnostic assessment is not the outcome.

The outcome is helpful of course.

Knowing whether or not the diagnosis is Autism; ADHD or both helps us to consider “what usually works” to support that person.

The issue I have as a clinician is that diagnostic reports are unwieldily long; complex and medical.

For a nursery; school or college receiving a diagnostic report it can be difficult to decipher what’s important and what’s not to best support the learner’s time at school.

That’s where I come in 🦸.

My job is to use my knowledge as an expert witness + my 19 years of working in multidisciplinary teams and to attend a meeting with you to discuss what matters most.

Sometimes these conversations are to reaffirm what a family has been saying for months and sometimes it’s to explain to the Teacher & ALENCo what personalise reasonable adjustments should look like for this particular profile.

For some children this may also mean relying on my tribunal / appeal experience as a clinician and that I’m advocating for a child’s need for an Individual Development Plan (Wales) or Education Health Care Plan (England).

The most important part: you’re not left alone with a complex report to decipher, we’re here with you 🫶

05/11/2026

One of my “why’s” ❤️

05/11/2026

*Spreading Payments For Our Assessments*

From now on we are adding another option for spreading the cost of our diagnostic assessments:

Autism @ £1000 deposit and the remaining £1250 spread equally over 12 months (£104.16 per month)

ADHD @ £500 deposit and the remaining £1100 spread equally over 12 months (£91.66 per month)

Combined Autism & ADHD @ £1250 deposit and the remaining £1550 spread equally over 12 months (£129.16 per month)

Each month you pay via a standing order or transfer so you’re in control 🤓.

02/11/2026

Back in 2009 I started a role in the NHS (Islington PCT) where I was tasked, with a Clinical Psychologist, to design a gold standard Neurodevelopmental assessment; intervention and training service.

Almost every single assessment was made up of:
- An ADOS (Autism assessment)
- An ADI-R (Autism interview)
- A school observation
- A cognitive assessment
- A occupational therapy assessment
- A speech & language therapy assessment
- A post diagnostic school meeting

At the end of this robust assessment families would receive a comprehensive report on their child’s whole profile (with hearing being assessment a prerequisite prior to a referral being accepted).

Sadly 12 months into the project the funding was removed despite incredible feedback from the families and schools.

Fast forward 17 years and in addition to running My Autism Assessment I have kept up my clinical skills as a Speech and Language Therapist and Expert Witness in IDP and EHCP appeals.

Whilst I know what best practise is the challenge is adding the components in our previous NHS comprehensive assessment naturally pushes an already high cost assessments even higher.

For this reason I want to add another component to paediatric Autism and ADHD assessments booked in November: a free Speech and Language Therapy screening assessment with me (typically 30 mins).

Feel free to DM us; WhatsApp me (https://wa.me/message/7XTYGEP4CZOPL1) or book a call using our website.

Chris 🤓

02/11/2026

With 87 assessments private + NHS Autism and / or ADHD assessments commenced since September we’re having our busiest academic year to date.

As a small team we have to say a massive Thank You to all the individuals and parents who have trusted us with their assessments,, it really means a lot.

If you would like to explore an assessment for yourself or a loved one don’t forget I provide a totally free screening process to help you decide whether to proceed with an assessment and which pathway is the right one for you.

To start your journey you can either WhatsApp me on: https://wa.me/message/7XTYGEP4CZOPL1 or boom directly onto my diary via: https://calendly.com/chris-wade-slt/20mins

Chris 🤓

01/11/2026

Some news for families in Bristol.

For a while now, more and more of the families I see have been travelling over from Bristol. So from January, My Autism Assessment will have a clinic in Bristol too.

I've been a Speech and Language Therapist for 19 years now and I've done a lot of expert witness work. What that's taught me is that a diagnosis on its own doesn't change much for a child. What matters is what happens next, and whether school understands what that child actually needs day to day.

So every assessment we do includes a meeting with you and your child's school afterwards.

We sit down together and go through the recommendations properly. We talk about what will help in the classroom and how it fits into an EHCP if you're going down that route.

Our team includes Clinical Psychologists, Speech and Language Therapists, Educational Psychologists and experienced Nurses. Our assessments are accepted by the NHS (they also commission us in) and local authorities.

If you'd like to know more, or you're not sure where to start, everything's on our Bristol page, or just send me a message.

https://myautismassessment.co.uk/bristol/

Chris 🤓

29/10/2026

In June 2026 there were 17,505 new referrals for an Autism assessment across England. I’m not sure how Wales compares but I imagine the relative number is similar.

27/10/2026

💯

There's something incredibly damaging about repeatedly telling parents they're exaggerating their autistic child's struggles.
Especially when they've spent years trying to get someone to listen.
We see the exhaustion behind closed doors. The anxiety before school. The meltdowns after holding everything together.
And yet we're made to feel like we're imagining it.
Have you ever been made to feel like YOU were the problem when asking for help for your child? 💙