My Autism Assessment by Wade Therapy Services

• What they offer / teach

  Wade Therapy Services (South Wales Autism Assessments) provides private diagnostic assessments for autism, ADHD, or combined autism and ADHD, founded by Chris Wade, Consultant Speech and Language Therapist. The multidisciplinary pathway includes questionnaires to the education placement or adult's partner, an ADOS 2 assessment (45-60 minutes, face-to-face at their Cardiff clinic or the family home), an ADI-R interview with a parent/guardian or partner (2.5-3 hours, online or in person), a multidisciplinary meeting, a feedback appointment, and a final multidisciplinary report sent within a week of feedback.

• Ages served

  The page refers to assessing children, adolescents and adults, but does not state specific minimum or maximum ages.

• Approach

  Assessments follow NICE guidelines and use a multidisciplinary team model, with separate ADOS 2 and ADI-R clinicians plus a third clinician contributing to the diagnostic meeting and report. Chris Wade has 17 years' experience in multidisciplinary diagnostic teams in the NHS and privately, and since February 2024 the service has been commissioned to provide autism diagnostic assessments in partnership with Powys NHS Integrated Autism Services.

• Admissions

  The instructing party or family makes an initial enquiry and is sent the MDT Assessment Pathway and Case History Form, with the option of email questions to gemma@wts.ltd or a phone consultation with Chris Wade. If they choose to proceed, admin staff offer available ADOS and ADI-R dates and an invoice is sent once dates are confirmed.

• Cost

  The private autism diagnostic assessment costs £2250. No cost is stated for the ADHD or combined autism and ADHD pathway.

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