When your child reaches the top of the team’s waiting list, you will be contacted by the team and asked to provide up to date and more detailed information on how they are now and their current needs.<\/p>\n
We will ask for information from parent\/carers, schools and from the young person themselves. The forms and questionnaires we ask to be completed are:<\/p>\n This is a detailed questionnaire and is to be completed by parents or carers and helps to give us a better understanding of the young person’s early years and current life.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/details>\n RCADS stands for Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scall. The parent version is completed by the parent or carer and provides helpful information about a child’s mental health. The form ranks an anxiety and depression scale to assess the child or young person for any mental health concerns. This is important to help our clinician in the assessment differentiate traits displayed due to mental health or neurodivergence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/details>\n Conners questionnaires provide a helpful summary of possible ADHD traits the parent\/carer has observed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/details>\n This is a detailed questionnaire to be completed by the young person’s school and helps to give us a better understanding of the young person’s strength’s and differences.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/details>\n Conners questionnaires provide a helpful summary of possible ADHD traits their teacher has observed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/details>\n This form aims to capture the individual experience of the young person. Ideally this will be completed by the young person themselves<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/details>\n RCADS stands for Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scall. The child version is completed by the young person and provides helpful information about a child’s mental health. The form ranks an anxiety and depression scale to assess the child or young person for any mental health concerns. This is important to help our clinician in the assessment differentiate traits displayed due to mental health or neurodivergence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/details>\n Conners questionnaires provide a helpful summary of possible ADHD traits.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/details>\n Once all the forms are returned to us they will be allocated to one of our Senior Support Workers (SSW) who will review all the information provided. They will decide whether a QB test will be required in addition to the standard assessment. Not every young person will need a QB test.<\/p>\n One of our team will then contact you to book in the assessment appointment<\/p>\n A QB test is a computer based test for ADHD that measures activity, attention and impulsivity. It tracks how a child responds and helps gather valuable information to help support them in the future. The test lasts approximately 30 minutes and involves sitting front of a computer screen. It is not a pass or fail test.<\/strong><\/p>\n We plan to do all of the tests and assessments on the same day so you only have to come and see us on one day. We will routinely assess for both ADHD and Autism in our assessment. If your child already has a diagnosis of either ADHD or Autism we may not reassess this diagnosis unless specifically asked to. Our assessments last up to 2 hours.<\/p>\n Upon arrival, please check in at reception who will take your details and then move you through to the waiting area:<\/p>\n The clinician will make sure that you understand what the next steps will be before you leave the assessment. They will discuss time frames with you, but please ask if things don’t make sense to to you:<\/p>\n Our post diagnosis support is provided by our partner, Autism Early Support (AES)<\/a>. They support all families in Buckinghamshire who have a child with neurodevelopmental needs including those with ADHD and Autism.<\/p>\n\n Parent Guide to Developmental Information<\/span>\n <\/summary>\n
\n RCADS Parent Form (8-18 Years old)<\/span>\n <\/summary>\n
\n Conners 4 Parent<\/span>\n <\/summary>\n
\n School Assessment Information<\/span>\n <\/summary>\n
\n Conners 4 Teacher<\/span>\n <\/summary>\n
\n Differences and Strengths Questionnaire (DSQ)<\/span>\n <\/summary>\n
\n RCADS Child Form (8-18 Years old)<\/span>\n <\/summary>\n
\n Conners 4 Self<\/span>\n <\/summary>\n
What is a QB test?<\/h3>\n
Assessment Appointment<\/h2>\n
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What happens after the assessment?<\/h2>\n
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Post Diagnosis Support<\/h2>\n
\n Autism Early Support<\/span>\n <\/summary>\n