Assessment & Treatment
Step 1
At Mentalwell, we understand that seeking support for your child or adolescent can feel overwhelming. That's why we offer clear and simple steps to help you understand and manage your child's potential ADHD, with assessments adhering to NICE guidelines, delivered by our psychiatric-led practice, and all our services regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Our Children Care (Ages 7-17)
Our Children ADHD Assessments
(Ages 7-17)
At Mentalwell, we understand that seeking support for your child or adolescent can feel overwhelming. That’s why we offer clear and simple steps to help you manage. Our assessments and clinical services are exclusively conducted by psychiatrists who adhere to NICE guidelines. We are regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and prioritise our patients’ outcomes and wellbeing in everything we do.
Start Your Journey
Our children and adolescents' ADHD assessments offer a clear path to understanding your child's needs. It includes an array of pre-assessment questionnaires gathering information about your child's symptoms, daily experience and medical history, an online consultation with one of our expert psychiatrists, and a detailed report outlining our findings. During these video calls, our clinicians will use age-appropriate methods and questionnaires to gather information about your child's symptoms and behaviour. Following the assessment, you will receive a clear diagnosis along with a comprehensive outcome letter.
Experience Comprehensive Support
Get ongoing support for your child with our Complete Care package. This includes everything in the Assessment Only plan – the expert assessment and detailed report – plus a personalised treatment plan. This plan includes up to 6 months of appointments to help manage medication (if prescribed) and regular prescription writing, ensuring your child receives the continuous support they need to thrive.
Medication costs not included
Get Long-term Care
For comprehensive, long-term support, our Premium Package includes everything in the Assessment Only plan, plus up to 12 months of appointments for medication management (if prescribed) and ongoing prescription writing. The Premium Care Package also includes letter-writing services for your child's school and other relevant parties, providing the necessary documentation to support their learning and well-being.
Medication costs not included
Autism Assessment Process for Children and Young People
We are committed to providing the highest quality of care through a comprehensive assessment that adheres to NICE guidelines. To ensure this, we utilise "gold standard" diagnostic tools, including the ADOS 2 and ADI-R. Our goal is to make the entire process as comfortable and stress-free as possible for you. To make the assessment process less daunting and complicated, we have outlined each step of the journey below, along with an explanation of what is required.
1. Pre Assessment Questionnaires
To be completed by the parent, the school and the child, depending on their age. These forms help us gather as much information as possible to provide our clinicians with an insight into your child's daily life, experiences and difficulties.
2. ADI-R Appointment
An interview to be completed by the parent/carer with one of our Clinical Specialists to discuss the child's development from birth, including family background, milestones, schooling and concerns, as well as a series of more specific questions regarding various behaviours associated with Autism.
3. ADOS-2 Appointment
ADOS-2 stands for Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule. This is a gold standard diagnostic tool carried out by our Clinical Specialists. It is suitable for all ages and can be tailored to suit the individual needs of the child. This appointment is attended by your child with you beside them; it is not a test, with no right or wrong answers. We will use this observation to explore their development in several key areas relevant to an autism diagnosis. These areas include how they communicate, share and pay attention, their imaginative thinking, play and restricted/repetitive behaviours.
4. Multi-Disciplinary Team Review
The Clinical Specialists involved in the assessment will work together to fully review all information gathered from each step, using the DSM-5 criteria to determine if there is sufficient evidence to meet the criteria for an autism diagnosis.
5. Feedback
An appointment with you and the lead Clinical Specialist to provide a full summary of the assessment and the agreed clinical outcome. You will be advised of any appropriate recommendations, strategies or interventions that may be suitable and will have time to ask any questions needed. Following this appointment, your full assessment report will be sent to you.
What's included?
Online Diagnostic Interview conducted by a specialist clinician
Online Diagnostic Observation Assessment conducted by a specialist clinician
Multi-Disciplinary Team Case Review
Feedback Appointment conducted by a specialist clinician
Full Assessment Report
Personalised Recommendations and strategies to support
Post Diagnostic Groups
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