ASSESSMENTS
Please see below for information on our assessment process: we can offer screening appointments, and assessments for ADHD and Autism. If you have any questions, please contact us via our contact form, or email amy@drlaurakeyes.com
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SCREENING APPOINTMENTS
These are optional to get a better understanding of whether a full assessment is appropriate.
For young people: Children are not required to attend. Information is gathered from parents around current concerns, history of difficulties, brief developmental history, & discussion of screening questionnaires (sent ahead of appointment).
For adults: Discuss of current concerns, history of difficulties, and discuss screening questionnaires (sent prior to appointment).
40-minute remote appointment, scoring of screening questionnaires & email summary
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Fee: £250
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DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENTS FOR AUTISM & ADHD
​Dr Keyes & Associates provide comprehensive diagnostic assessments for children and adults:
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Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
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Significant learning disabilities
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If you are considering one of these assessments, we would be happy to discuss this with you, so please get in touch. Fees are dependent on the age of the person being assessed, and on the nature of the assessment. We always include areas of strengths identified as part of our assessments as well as recommendations for the future.
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See below for further information:
AUTISM
AUTISM ASSESSMENT
Two Clinical Psychologists are involved in completing these assessments.
1) Interview with parent(s) using the NICE recommended tool ADI-R interview schedule .
2) Observational interview with the young person using the ADOS-2 NICE recommended tool. Videotaped so a second Psychologist can code the assessment if necessary to increase assessment reliability.
3) Review & inclusion of relevant medical/psychological/school reports. Scoring & write up of questionnaires exploring mental health & sensory processing.
4) Clinician discussion & co-writing of report & recommendations.
5) Feedback session to go through the findings, discuss recommendations & any questions (optional).
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Fee: £2,300
Further listings and information is available in the following directories:
National Autistic Society & Autism Directory
ADHD
ADHD ASSESSMENT
Two psychologists are involved in completing these assessments
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For young people:
1) Informal observation to observe behaviour & social skills alongside ACE interview. Videotaped so that second Psychologist can watch the assessment if needed.
2) Interview with parent(s) using the ADHD Child Evaluation (ACE).
3) Review of ADHD questionnaires for parents, teachers & young person; screening questionnaires around mental health, sensory processing as appropriate; relevant medical/psychological/school reports.
4) Clinical discussion between Psychologist & co-writing of report. Feedback session (optional)
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For adults:
1) Interview using the Diagnostic Interview for ADHD in Adults (DIVA-5). Parent(s) or partner welcome to provide collateral information. Gathering information about behaviour through informal observation. Videotaped observation so that second Clinical Psychologist can watch if a conclusion cannot be reached definitively.
2) Review of multiple ADHD questionnaires; brief screening questionnaires to complete/score around mental health & sensory processing; relevant reports.
3) Clinical discussion between Psychologists & co-writing of report. Feedback session (optional)
Fee: £2,300
JOINT
JOINT ADHD & AUTISM ASSESSMENT
As per the Autism and ADHD Assessment processes
Fee: £4,000
“Thanks to you all for all your hard work with my ADHD diagnosis
and my daughter’s ADHD and ASD diagnosis too. Firstly, I can’t believe the quality of your reports, as they appeared to fast track both mine and X’s pathway into the NHS to access medication for us both…I am aware many other families or individuals locally haven’t had the same luck we have, post and pre-diagnosis, with crazy waiting times. But I don’t think it’s luck, it’s down to your excellent and very thorough assessments. Our GP also said your reports were just that. We can’t thank you and your team enough, it’s given our family such an insight and awareness of each other and our needs. Even extending that to my parents, it’s improved their understanding of me, and even my mum’s of my dad!”
“Both of the clinical psychologists involved in the assessment were friendly, reassuring and made us all feel at ease with the process. Thank you!”
“The assessments were helpful and uncomplicated which was really good as it made the entire thing stress free. Laura was really helpful and attentive to what I was saying and remembers the things I mentioned. I felt super comfortable speaking and opening up to her. Online and offline she was just as kind and alert, and I think the report and recommendations she provided will be a super helpful in figuring things out. Very positive experience. I would definitely send people your way who were in need of help and needed a kind helping hand”