Adult Autism Assessment · Birmingham
A lifetime of questions
can have a real answer.
A thorough assessment using gold-standard clinical tools. Conducted by a Chartered Psychologist. Neuro-affirming throughout.
Who comes here
Years of feeling different
can have an explanation.
Most adults who seek an autism assessment have spent a long time feeling out of step with the world around them, without being able to name why. They have found ways to adapt and get through — and have expended considerable energy doing so.
A diagnosis in adulthood does not change who you are. It offers a framework for understanding yourself that may, for the first time, actually fit.
- A persistent sense of being different, without a clear explanation
- Exhaustion from masking — adapting how you present to meet others’ expectations
- Social interactions that feel effortful in ways others do not seem to experience
- Deep, sustained interests that absorb your attention in ways others find hard to understand
- Sensitivity to sensory experiences — sound, light, texture, crowds, or unpredictability
- A strong preference for routine, and significant distress when it is disrupted
These experiences do not in themselves confirm a diagnosis. The assessment is what establishes that.
Why this assessment is different
An assessment built
around your experience.
- Chartered Psychologist, British Psychological Society
- HCPC Registered Practitioner Psychologist
- Doctoral-level training in counselling psychology
- Specialist training in ADOS-2 (Modules 1–4)
- Specialist training in ADI-R
- Over 16 years of clinical experience
Gold-standard clinical tools
The assessment uses internationally recognised instruments for autism diagnosis. Their use reflects the clinical rigour that a diagnosis of this significance requires.
Neuro-affirming throughout
Autism is not a deficit to be corrected. The assessment is conducted with that understanding at its centre — your experience is taken seriously, not explained away.
Your account matters as much as the tools
Many autistic adults have developed sophisticated ways of managing in a neurotypical world. What is not visible from the outside is as clinically relevant as what is.
A report that holds up
Produced to a professional standard and suitable for your GP, employer, educational institution, or any other relevant professional context.
The assessment process
What the assessment involves
What you can expect from first contact through to receiving your report.
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Pre-assessment information
Before the assessment appointment, you will be asked to complete questionnaires covering your experiences across social communication, sensory processing, and daily life. You may also be invited to share information from someone who knows you well — a family member or partner — though the assessment can proceed without this where it is not possible or appropriate.
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Developmental and clinical history
An extended clinical conversation covering your developmental history, early experiences, and how the patterns you may recognise in yourself have shown up across different stages of your life. Adult autism assessment places significant weight on this history — what is not visible from current presentation is as clinically relevant as what is.
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Structured assessment
The clinical assessment draws on validated tools and structured interview methods to evaluate the areas relevant to an autism diagnosis — social communication, sensory experience, patterns of thinking and behaviour, and how these interact with your wider mental health and functioning. The approach throughout is collaborative, not interrogative.
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Feedback and written report
Findings are discussed with you directly before the report is written. Whether or not a diagnosis is reached, you leave the feedback session with a clear and honest account of what the assessment found, what it means, and what might be useful next. The written report follows.
What you receive
Understanding,
not just a label.
The goal is not simply to reach a conclusion. It is to give you a genuine understanding of your experience, and a report that is clinically credible and useful in the real world.
A clear clinical conclusion
A definitive clinical opinion on whether you meet the criteria for an autism diagnosis, explained in plain language with the reasoning set out in full.
A comprehensive written report
A full clinical report documenting the process, findings, and conclusions. Suitable for your GP, employer, educational institution, or any professional context requiring formal documentation.
Tailored recommendations
Specific recommendations based on your individual profile — including strategies, reasonable adjustments at work or in daily life, and guidance on onward support where relevant.
Assessment fee
Straightforward pricing.
The fee covers the full process: pre-assessment questionnaires, developmental and clinical history, structured assessment, feedback session, and comprehensive written report. No additional charges.
Autism only
Full assessment covering social communication, sensory experience, and developmental history. Includes feedback session and comprehensive written report.
Full assessment including report. No referral needed.
Autism & ADHD
ADHD and autism frequently co-occur. If you are seeking clarity on both, a combined pathway is available — one integrated process, one comprehensive report covering both presentations.
Combined assessment including report. Reduced overall fee.
Common Questions
What people usually want to know
No referral is required. You can contact this practice directly to arrange a private autism assessment in Birmingham without going through your GP. If you are already working with other professionals, it can be helpful to let them know, but it is not a condition of accessing the assessment.
An adult autism assessment is a thorough process and typically takes place across two or more appointments, with the full assessment running to several hours of clinical contact. This includes a structured clinical interview, a detailed review of your developmental history and current functioning, and the use of gold-standard clinical assessment tools. The process ends with a feedback session to discuss the findings. A careful assessment takes the time it needs.
Yes. A combined pathway is available at £1,950, covering both ADHD and autism assessment within a single process. This is often the most practical option for people who have been wondering about both, since the presentations overlap and a thorough assessment will naturally consider the full picture. It is also more cost-effective than two separate assessments.
Masking refers to the way many autistic people, particularly women and those who received no early support, learn to camouflage or suppress autistic traits in social situations. It can make autism harder to identify through brief observation alone and is one of the reasons late diagnosis is so common. This practice takes masking seriously. The assessment draws on your own account of your experience across multiple contexts, not just how you present in a single clinical appointment. You do not need to perform or suppress anything during the assessment.
Not every assessment produces a clear-cut outcome, and that is not a failure of the process. An inconclusive result will be explained fully in the report, along with what the assessment did and did not find, and what might be worth considering next. The report will reflect the clinical picture honestly rather than forcing a binary conclusion where the evidence does not support one.
Yes. An adult autism diagnosis is clinically valid regardless of when it is made, and for many people it is genuinely useful, providing a framework for understanding longstanding patterns of experience, access to appropriate adjustments at work or in education, and often a significant degree of personal clarity. The practice takes a neuro-affirming approach, which means autism is understood as a difference in how the brain is wired, not a deficit to be managed.
Reports from this practice are written to a clinical standard appropriate for sharing with GPs, employers, occupational health services, university disability services, and DWP. They document the assessment instruments used, the clinical rationale, and the outcome clearly and in full. Whether a specific employer or institution accepts a private report will depend on their own policies, but the report will meet the standard a reasonable professional body would expect.
NHS autism assessment waiting times in many areas currently run to several years. A private autism assessment in Birmingham through this practice can be arranged considerably sooner and offers dedicated clinical time with an experienced psychologist throughout the process. The assessment uses the same gold-standard clinical tools used in NHS and specialist diagnostic services. The report produced carries the same clinical weight.
The assessment can be conducted online or in person in Birmingham, depending on your preference and circumstances. Some elements of the process are well-suited to a remote format and clinical standards are maintained throughout. Mention your preference when you get in touch and we can discuss what works best for your situation.
If the question has been there a long time, it is worth answering.
Get in touch to ask a question or begin the process. We respond to all enquiries within one business day.
Chartered Psychologist No referral needed Birmingham & Online