Appointments Within Weeks
Rather than the multi year waits typical of NHS adult autism services.
Private Autism Assessment
Full adult autism assessment from £1,495, using recognised diagnostic tools.
A full adult assessment using recognised diagnostic tools, with a written report you can use for workplace or study adjustments. An assessment does not guarantee a diagnosis, and a thorough one sometimes concludes that something else fits better.
- Specialist Led
- Weeks, Not Years
- In clinic, by phone or video
- Adults and Children
- CQC registered
- Written Diagnostic Report
Book your AUTISM ASSESSMENT
NHS autism assessment waits, particularly for adults, now run to several years in much of the country. For many adults the request for assessment follows decades of sensing a difference without a name for it, often after a child in the family has been diagnosed and the description felt familiar.
A private assessment gives you an answer in weeks. It involves a detailed developmental history from early childhood, structured diagnostic instruments, information from someone who knew you as a child where that is possible, and consideration of the things that look similar: ADHD, anxiety, trauma, and the effects of long term masking.
Being clear about what a diagnosis is and is not. It is not a label attached to difficulties you already knew about. For most people it is an explanatory framework: it makes sense of a life of exhausting compensation, it gives access to reasonable adjustments at work and in education, and it changes how you understand yourself. Many autistic adults describe it as a relief rather than a loss.
And what it is not: something to be treated or cured. Autism is a difference in how the brain processes information, communication and sensory input. There is no medication for it and it does not need one. What helps is understanding, adjustments, and support with any co-occurring conditions such as anxiety, which are common and are treatable.
Why patients choose our AUTISM ASSESSMENT SERVICE
- Appointments within weeks rather than years.
- Full developmental assessment, not a screening questionnaire.
- Adults and children both assessed.
- Structured diagnostic instruments used.
- Co-occurring conditions considered, particularly ADHD and anxiety, which frequently accompany autism.
- Masking and late presentation understood, which matters especially for women and for anyone diagnosed as an adult.
- A written report for employers, universities and support applications.
- Post diagnostic guidance rather than a report and nothing else.
- Findings shared with your NHS GP on request, with your consent.
SAME DAY AUTISM ASSESSMENT APPOINTMENTS
In Person or by Video
Assessment Length and Structure
Sensory Considerations
How To Book Your Autism Assessment Appointment
Step 1
Book Your Assessment
No GP referral needed. We will tell you in advance exactly what will happen, which many autistic people find important.
Step 2
Questionnaires and Developmental History
Structured questionnaires for you and, where possible, for someone who knew you in early childhood.
Step 3
Diagnostic Assessment
A structured clinical assessment covering social communication, sensory processing, patterns of interest and behaviour, and how these have looked across your life.
Step 4
Outcome, Report and Next Steps
A clear diagnostic outcome, a written report, and a discussion of adjustments, support and any co-occurring conditions.
Why choose Private Medical Clinic for Autism Assessment
- CQC registered provider, with documented clinical governance.
- Consultant psychiatrists, one consistent national team across all ten clinics.
- Full developmental assessment across the lifespan, not a snapshot.
- Late diagnosis and masking properly understood.
- Co-occurring ADHD and anxiety assessed rather than overlooked.
- Written reports for employment, education and support purposes.
- Post diagnostic guidance included rather than a report and goodbye.
- Language and framing that treats autism as a difference, not a disorder to be fixed.
- Findings shared with your NHS GP on request.
Meet our CLINICIANS
Consultant Adult Psychiatrist
An experienced Private GP and medical director of Private Medical Clinic.
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Autism Assessment Across The UK
We provide autism assessment services at multiple clinic locations across the UK. If you require a medical certificate, legal medical report, or GP health record summary, you can visit one of our local clinics below:
- Autism Assessment Service in Birmingham
- Autism Assessment Service in Sutton Coldfield
- Autism Assessment Service in London
- Autism Assessment Service in Newcastle
- Autism Assessment Service in Leicester
- Autism Assessment Service in Bournemouth
- Autism Assessment Service in Oxford
- Autism Assessment Service in Derby
- Autism Assessment Service in Manchester
- Autism Assessment Service in Cambridge
Ongoing care with a Membership Plan
Individual Plan
£79
Per User/month, billed annually
Affordable Healthcare For Individuals
- Includes single plan benefits
- Covers 2 people
- 10 free yearly consultations for you and your partner
- 2x Super Screen Health Check P.A.
Couples Plan
Popular£149
Per User/month, billed annually
Full Benefits For Two People
- Includes single plan benefits
- Covers 2 people
- 10 free yearly consultations for you and your partner
- 2x Super Screen Health Check P.A.
Family Plan
£199
Per User/month, billed annually
Cover The Whole Family For One Fixed Price
- Up to 2 adults and 2 children
- £25 per additional child
- 10 free yearly consultations for all members
- 4x Super Screen Health Check P.A.
- Includes all single plan benefits
What AUTISM ASSESSMENT INVOLVES
Autism is a neurodevelopmental difference present from early childhood, affecting social communication, patterns of thought and behaviour, and sensory processing. Diagnosis is clinical: there is no blood test and no brain scan. Any provider offering one is selling something the evidence does not support.
A diagnostic assessment establishes whether the diagnostic criteria are met, drawing on your developmental history, current presentation, structured instruments, and information from someone who knew you as a child where possible. It also distinguishes autism from, and identifies alongside it, the conditions that overlap: ADHD, which co-occurs very frequently, anxiety disorders, trauma related presentations, and social communication differences with other causes.
What a diagnosis actually gives you:
- A legal basis for reasonable adjustments at work and in education. Autism is a disability under the Equality Act, and a diagnosis makes adjustments enforceable rather than discretionary.
- Access to support, including Disabled Students’ Allowance, workplace schemes, and local autism services, though eligibility varies and some services accept only NHS diagnoses.
- An explanatory framework, which for most adults is the substantial part. Understanding why you have found certain things hard changes how you approach them and how you judge yourself for them.
- Better treatment of co-occurring conditions, since anxiety in an autistic person often responds to different approaches than anxiety alone.
What it does not give you: a treatment, because none is needed. Autism is not an illness. Support means adjustments, understanding and addressing co-occurring conditions, not intervention aimed at the autism itself.
One honest caveat about private diagnosis. Some local authorities, schools and NHS services accept private autism diagnoses for support purposes and some do not, and practice varies considerably. If your main reason for assessment is to secure educational support or an EHCP, ask the school or local authority what they will accept before you pay. We would rather you asked that question than spent £1,795 on a report that does not do what you needed it to do.
PRIVATE VS NHS AUTISM ASSESSMENT
| Private Autism Assessment | NHS Autism Assessment | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | £1,495 adult, £1,795 children | Free at point of use |
| Typical Wait | Same day or within days | Days to weeks |
| Referral | Not needed | GP referral, then triage |
| Assessment team | Ask at your appointment | Usually multidisciplinary, per NICE |
| Structured instruments | Ask at your appointment | ADOS-2, ADI-R, DISCO and similar |
| School observation for children | Ask at your appointment | Usually included |
| Written report | Provided to you | Provided |
| Post diagnostic support | Ask at your appointment | Varies considerably by area |
Two honest points. NHS Right to Choose may apply to autism assessment in England and can substantially shorten the wait at no cost, and it is worth investigating before paying. And if educational support is your goal, check what your local authority accepts first.
Autism Assessment FAQs
£1,495 for adults, £1,795 For Children
No, you can self refer.
Practice varies, and some accept private diagnoses while others do not. If educational support is your aim, ask them before booking.
Many adults find the explanation itself valuable, and a diagnosis gives a legal basis for workplace adjustments. It is a personal decision and we will not push you either way.
Weeks rather than years.
Developmental history, structured questionnaires, a clinical diagnostic assessment, and information from someone who knew you in childhood where possible.
No, and none is needed. Autism is a difference, not an illness. Support means adjustments and understanding, plus treatment for any co-occurring conditions such as anxiety.
No. That reflects an outdated understanding. Many autistic people, particularly women, mask effectively for decades, and masking is a reason diagnoses are missed rather than evidence against autism.
Ready to book your Autism Assessment?
Book a full diagnostic autism assessment, usually within weeks. We will tell you in advance exactly what the appointment involves.