Whether you are seeking an assessment for yourself or referring someone in your care, Your Path provides a clear and straightforward route to comprehensive neurodevelopmental assessment and support.
No. For Your Path’s private Autism and ADHD assessment services, adults can self-refer directly to us.
We also welcome referrals from GPs and other healthcare professionals.
Self-referral is an established pathway within private adult Autism and ADHD assessment services.
Please note: Your Path is not currently accepting referrals through the NHS Right to Choose (RTC) pathway. This is planned as a future service.
Fees vary depending on whether you require an Autism assessment, ADHD assessment or a combined Autism and ADHD assessment.
Please visit our Fees page for current prices and details of what is included in each assessment package.
The length of the assessment process varies depending on the type of assessment, the information required and your individual circumstances.
When you begin your assessment, we will explain the different stages and provide an indication of the expected pathway.
Our assessment process is designed to allow appropriate time for clinical evaluation, consideration of relevant information and careful review of the findings.
Your Path provides a hybrid assessment service.
Many elements of Autism and ADHD assessments can be completed remotely. Where a face-to-face assessment is clinically appropriate, including ADOS-2 assessment, appointments can be arranged at one of our clinical locations.
We will explain the format of your assessment before appointments are arranged.
We will usually ask you to provide information about your:
You may also be asked to complete questionnaires before your appointments.
A comprehensive adult Autism assessment involves considering identification and assessment alongside the person’s individual needs and circumstances.
Yes. Where appropriate and with your consent, information from a parent, partner, sibling, relative or another person who knows you well can help provide additional information about your developmental history and everyday experiences.
We understand that not everyone has someone available who knew them during childhood. This does not automatically prevent you from having an assessment. Your clinician will discuss alternative sources of information with you, where necessary.
MDT stands for Multidisciplinary Team.
An MDT brings together professionals from different clinical backgrounds to consider assessment information and contribute their specialist expertise where appropriate.
At Your Path, multidisciplinary working helps support a comprehensive and clinically robust approach to neurodevelopmental assessment.
Yes. Following completion of your assessment, you will receive a comprehensive written clinical report explaining the assessment findings, diagnostic outcome and relevant recommendations. Where appropriate, the report can also support discussions with other healthcare professionals or services.
An assessment does not automatically result in a diagnosis. If the available information does not support a diagnosis of Autism or ADHD, we will explain the findings and discuss what they may mean for you.
Where appropriate, your report may include recommendations or signposting for other areas that could help you better understand your experiences and support needs.
Following a diagnosis, you will receive feedback explaining the assessment outcome and have an opportunity to discuss what it means for you.
Your report will include relevant recommendations and signposting to help you consider appropriate next steps.
For ADHD, medication and prescribing services are not currently available through Your Path, although we plan to introduce these as the service develops.
Yes. Your report belongs to you and can be shared with your GP, employer, university or another professional if you choose to do so.
With your consent, Your Path may also communicate relevant information directly to other professionals involved in your care or support.
Yes. Your assessment report may include recommendations relevant to work, university or everyday life. Adult neurodevelopmental assessment reports can help inform discussions about appropriate support and reasonable adjustments.
However, the decision about what adjustments are provided ultimately rests with the relevant employer, university or organisation.
Receiving a private ADHD diagnosis does not automatically mean that an NHS GP will initiate or continue ADHD medication.
ADHD medication must be prescribed by an appropriately qualified clinician, and arrangements for ongoing prescribing or shared care vary between GP practices and NHS services.
Where medication is being considered, we will explain the relevant next-step options available to you and, where appropriate, provide information that can be shared with your GP or another prescribing service.
Your Path currently provides ADHD assessment and diagnostic services. We do not currently initiate or titrate ADHD medication. Where medication may be an appropriate option, we can discuss relevant next steps and signpost you to appropriate prescribing services.
Shared-Care usually involves responsibilities for prescribing and monitoring being agreed between specialist and primary-care clinicians.
Shared-care arrangements are subject to the agreement of the clinicians and services involved and cannot be guaranteed by Your Path.
If you are unsure whether an Autism, ADHD or combined assessment may be appropriate for you, please contact our team. We will be happy to explain the available pathways and help you understand the next steps.
