The Autism Service

12/01/2026

𝟱-𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝗵𝗿𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗯𝘂𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰

Stories like this remind us why timely access to care matters.

Jasmine recently shared her experience with our Shrewsbury clinic, explaining how long NHS waiting times left her family facing the prospect of their son starting secondary school without answers or support.

By choosing The Autism Service, they were able to access clarity sooner and just as importantly, feel listened to, supported, and reassured throughout the entire process.

“Choosing The Autism Service was honestly the best decision we could have made… From start to finish the whole process was smooth, professional, and well communicated.”

We’re proud to support families at such pivotal moments and grateful to Jasmine for trusting us and sharing her experience.

07/01/2026

𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗳 𝗔𝗗𝗛𝗗 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀, 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲?

Many adults live with ADHD traits for years without realising there may be an underlying reason for the challenges they face at work, at home or in relationships.

Our free online Adult ADHD test is a simple, confidential starting point.

✅ Takes just a few minutes
✅ Clinically informed screening questions
✅ Helps you decide whether a full assessment may be worth exploring

It’s not a diagnosis but it is a clear first step towards understanding yourself better.

Take the free test here: https://theautismservice.co.uk/tests/adult-adhd/

02/01/2026

𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲

As we step into the New Year, we’d like to thank all the families, individuals, clinicians, and partners who have been part of The Autism Service journey over the past year.

We look ahead with renewed commitment to providing clear answers, compassionate care, and trusted support to those we serve.

Wishing you a healthy, hopeful, and positive New Year from all of us at The Autism Service.

24/12/2025

𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲🎄

As the year comes to a close, we’d like to take a moment to thank all the families, individuals, clinicians and professionals who have trusted and supported The Autism Service throughout the year.

It has been a privilege to support so many people on their journey and we remain committed to delivering compassionate, high-quality care in the year ahead.

We wish you and your loved ones a peaceful Christmas, filled with warmth, rest and moments that matter. Merry Christmas from all of us at The Autism Service.

19/12/2025

𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀🎄

As the festive period approaches, we’d like to let families and professionals know our Christmas & New Year opening hours so you can plan ahead.

We will be closed on:

❌ Friday 19th December
❌ Saturday 20th December
❌ Sunday 21st December
❌ Christmas Eve
❌ Christmas Day
❌ Boxing Day
❌ Saturday 27th December
❌ Sunday 28th December
❌ New Year’s Day

Our team will respond to all enquiries as soon as we reopen. Thank you for your understanding and continued trust in The Autism Service.

We wish you and your families a peaceful Christmas and a healthy New Year!

11/12/2025

𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗢𝗻 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗗𝗛𝗗 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀

Is ADHD and autism being over-diagnosed? Wes Streeting's review has sparked nationwide debate.

We’ve now published a full blog summarising the issue, with insight from our Clinical Director, Dr Lisa Williams. It covers:

🔍 Why the Government has launched a review
🔍 The concern about rising online assessments
🔍 The “elephant in the room” few have talked about
🔍 Why people who need support are struggling to access it
🔍 What to do if you believe you may have ADHD or autism

If you’ve been confused or concerned by the recent news, this blog will help you understand the bigger picture with clarity and compassion.

📘 Read all about it: https://tinyurl.com/ycxafdbt

09/12/2025

We’re proud to share that our Founder & Clinical Director, Dr Lisa Williams, has been featured in The Guardian responding to the national conversation around the overdiagnosis of autism and ADHD.

In her letter, Dr Williams highlights the urgent need for quality, evidence-based assessments delivered only by qualified clinicians. Not the unregulated providers who are causing real harm to children, adults and families.

At The Autism Service, our commitment remains the same:

✔️ Clinical excellence
✔️ Rigorous, research-led assessments
✔️ Compassionate, ethical care

This is an important and polarising moment for neurodevelopmental assessment in the UK and we’re grateful to be helping lead the discussion with integrity.

🔗 Read Lisa’s letter in The Guardian: https://tinyurl.com/3zv6pcrc

05/12/2025

𝗜𝘀 𝗔𝗗𝗛𝗗 𝗕𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿-𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗱?

Following yesterday’s announcement that Health Secretary Wes Streeting has ordered a review into the rise of ADHD and autism diagnoses, our Clinical Director, Dr Lisa Williams, shared concerns many families and clinicians have felt for years:

💬 “There’s an elephant in the room people haven’t spoken about for fear of judgement.”
💬 “People who truly need support are struggling to access it because the system is overwhelmed.”
💬 “If we diagnose every other person with ASD or ADHD, the diagnosis becomes meaningless.”

This isn’t about gatekeeping.
It’s about protecting the integrity of diagnosis so that children, adults and families get the right support at the right time.

🎧 You can listen to the full interview here: https://tinyurl.com/ycxafdbt

28/11/2025

𝟱-𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲

We’re delighted to share this thoughtful feedback from Cisje, who recently completed an adult autism screening with us:

“𝘐 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘥𝘶𝘭𝘵 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘢 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦. 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘹𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘺, 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘥. 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘹𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘴, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘷𝘪𝘢 𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘭 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘩𝘶𝘨𝘦 𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦.

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘨𝘯𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘱𝘶𝘵 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘐 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘫𝘰𝘣 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱. 𝘐𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘢 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮. 𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘹𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴.”

What stands out here is something we prioritise every day: meeting people where they are. Whether that means adapting communication, reducing anxiety triggers, or offering clear and compassionate guidance.

Thank you Cisje, for trusting us and for sharing your experience!

If you’re considering an Autism or ADHD assessment and want a service that listens, adapts and supports throughout, we’re here to help.

26/11/2025

𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗗𝗛𝗗 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆

Families often come to us feeling unsure, overwhelmed, or stuck on long NHS waiting lists. A high-quality ADHD assessment can be the turning point, giving children the understanding and support they deserve.

Our Private Child ADHD Assessments provide:

✅ A gold-standard diagnostic process
✅ Clear, practical recommendations for home and school
✅ Fast access with no waiting lists
✅ Clinics across the UK & online options for convenience

Early identification doesn’t just explain behaviours, it shapes a child’s confidence, learning, and wellbeing for years to come. If you’re exploring an ADHD assessment for your child, our team is here to guide you every step of the way.

Find out more: https://www.theautismservice.co.uk/services/child-adhd-assessment/

Book a Child ADHD Assessment with our expert clinicians. Fast diagnosis, no waiting lists, & recognised reports to support your child.

25/11/2025

𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗜𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗡𝗼𝘄...

With the festive season only weeks away, many families are preparing for busy gatherings, bright lights, crowded spaces and big routine changes. For autistic individuals or those with sensory sensitivities, this time of year can be particularly overwhelming.

Our Clinical Director, Dr Lisa Williams, has written an essential guide on what sensory overload is, how it affects children and adults, and the practical steps that can make a real difference.

From recognising early signs to creating calmer environments and preparing for sensory-heavy situations, this article offers clear, evidence-based support just when people need it most.

Read the article here: https://www.theautismservice.co.uk/news/what-is-sensory-overload/

Understand what Sensory Overload is, its signs in Autism and ADHD, and discover effective ways to manage and reduce daily sensory challenges.

24/11/2025

𝗔𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝟱-𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲

We’re proud to share this fantastic feedback from Amanda, who recently used our service for an assessment:

“Incredibly thorough, highly organised and professional throughout the assessment. We were treated with constant respect, kindness and compassion. Everyone we dealt with was attentive and helpful. What can sometimes be a rather challenging and difficult experience, this couldn’t have been more different. I cannot recommend this organisation enough. Worth every penny.”

Comments like this genuinely matter, assessments can be daunting and our clinicians work hard to ensure every family feels supported, listened to and cared for from the first conversation to the final report.

Thank you Amanda! Your words mean a great deal to our team.

If you’re seeking a professional, compassionate Autism or ADHD assessment with no waiting lists, we’re here to help: https://www.theautismservice.co.uk/contact/