Booking – Terms and Conditions for Autism Assessments

Please only read these Terms and Conditions and the Privacy Policy and indicate your acceptance of them by completing the booking form at the bottom of the page if you have been sent this link directly from Adélie Psychology. Please ask if you have any questions regarding these Terms and Conditions.

Autism Assessment and Diagnosis

Our autism assessment process follows the latest NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) Clinical Guidelines for assessing autism spectrum disorder in under 19s and in adults.

We use the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) to diagnose an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)/autism and ADHD.

Having an assessment for autism or ADHD does not always lead to a diagnosis.

Fees

Fees vary depending on the age of the person as they require different assessments. Below is a general guide, dependant on age at the time of the assessment, for our multidisciplinary NICE guidance compliant autism assessments. Should additional assessments/liaison with other professionals be requested/required, the price quoted will reflect those.

Initial Consultation

£120 for a virtual one hour initial consultation to determine whether or not a full autism assessment is appropriate. This could be with a Speech and Language Therapist or a Clinical Psychologist.

Child and Adolescent (3 – 18 years 11 months old):

£2,300
- The following can be added dependent on age:
  - ADHD assessment + £700 (aged 6 – 18 years old)
  - Cognitive assessment + £400 (aged 6 – 17 years old)
  - Adaptive functioning assessment + £150 (aged 3 – 19 years old)

Adult (19 years +):

£2,100
- The following can be added dependent on age:
  - Adaptive functioning assessment + £150 (aged 19 – 21 years old)

Payment of Fees

Full payment is due at the time of booking the autism assessment. This will start the assessment process which involves sending out assessments and questionnaires. Once all completed questionnaires have been received, assessment dates will be confirmed.

For assessments booked more than 3 months in advance a 10% non-refundable deposit is required, with the full payment due before the assessment process starts.

Payment is to be made via bank transfer/BACS.

Cancellation Policy

Our autism assessments are highly specialist appointments with only a few available each month. In order to reduce waiting times for people, we ask that if any appointments need to be rearranged, they are done so with more than 48 hours’ notice.

Should less than 48 hours’ notice be provided or if an assessment session is not attended then a charge of £300 will be made to rebook the assessment session.

Should less than 48 hours’ notice be provided or if the feedback session is not attended then a charge of £120 will be made to rebook the feedback session.

We will endeavour to give you as much advance notice as possible of any need to cancel a future appointment.

Confidentiality of Online Sessions

We do not allow for you to record assessment sessions without prior consent. We will not be recording any of your online assessment sessions unless we have prior consent from you, and this has been discussed and agreed and you have signed a consent form.

We do not consent to you letting anyone else listen in to any part of the online sessions (via phone or any other technical device or in person) without prior agreement with us.

COVID-19 Safety

One part of the assessment is required to be conducted face-to-face in a clinic setting. In order to keep everyone safe, the following measures are in place:

For child assessments we ask that only one parent and child/young person enter the building.
Hand sanitiser is available for use on arrival and exit from the clinic room.
All assessment materials will be disinfected prior to use and after use.

Completion of our COVID-19 risk assessment is required prior to any face-to-face appointments taking place.

Emergencies

Please note that we are unable to respond in an emergency situation. If you need support in an emergency then please contact your GP, 111, the emergency services, or duty social worker for immediate advice and support.

Mental health telephone support is available from the Samaritans on 116 123.

Unexpected Clinician Unavailability

If your assessment is interrupted due to your clinician having unexpected long-term unavailability, either Dr Lawrence or another Clinical Psychologist, will be in touch with you to discuss options.

Legal Proceedings

Adélie Psychology Ltd will not undertake work that may lead or link to legal proceedings.

Booking Form

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Name

Date of Birth (DD/MM/YYYY)

Full Address including Postcode

Parent/carer with Parental Responsibility (required for under 18s)

Phone

GP Surgery

Nursery/School/College/University (required for under 19s)

Name of the person in your child’s education setting who knows them the best (required for under 19s)

Email address of the person named above in education setting (required for under 19s)

Please indicate which assessment/s you are booking:(required)

Autism assessment + ADHD assessment (aged 6 – 18 years old) + Cognitive assessment (aged 6 – 17 years old) + Adaptive functioning assessment (aged 3 – 21 years old)

For assessments over the age of 19, please indicate if you would like your parents to be involved in your assessment, and if so, please include their contact details in the other details section below

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Agreement(required)

I have read, fully understood, and agree to be bound by these terms and conditions. For autism assessments for children and young people under 19 years: I consent to Dr Catherine Lawrence contacting the person named above at my child's educational setting to request information about their functioning as part of my child's assessment.

Last updated: 3 October 2025