Private ADHD & Autism Assessment Wales

Direct answerFocused Care Psychology accepts private enquiries from Wales. Welsh neurodevelopmental services are organised through health boards and national improvement programmes rather than the NHS England Right to Choose system.

Neurodevelopmental services in Wales

Welsh Government and NHS Wales programmes have focused on reducing long waits and improving neurodevelopmental pathways. Health boards remain central to referral, assessment and follow up arrangements.

For children and young people, NHS Wales service development explicitly covers ADHD and autism assessment. Local referral and evidence requirements can vary.

Private autism reports

Some Welsh NHS services publish standards for reviewing private autism diagnoses. Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, for example, states that private diagnoses are accepted only where the assessment follows its published NICE based requirements.

This is an example rather than a Wales wide guarantee. If acceptance by a specific health board matters, check that service before paying privately.

ADHD assessment

A comprehensive ADHD assessment should consider developmental onset, current symptoms, impairment, alternative explanations and co occurring conditions.

A private diagnosis does not guarantee NHS prescribing or shared care. Medication requires a medical prescriber and the receiving GP or health service retains its own treatment decisions.

Education and work

Wales is within Great Britain and the Equality Act 2010 is relevant to disability discrimination and reasonable adjustments. Welsh education pathways are not identical to England's.

A clinical report can describe strengths, needs and suggested adjustments, while the receiving organisation decides how recommendations are considered.

Therapy

General psychological therapy is £110 per session. Neurodevelopmental therapy is also £110 per session.

The website does not claim a physical clinic in Cardiff, Swansea or other Welsh cities.

Common questions in Wales

Is NHS Right to Choose available in Wales in the same way as England?

No. NHS England Right to Choose should not be described as a Wales wide pathway.

Will NHS Wales accept a private autism diagnosis?

There is no universal guarantee. Some health boards publish criteria for reviewing private reports, so check the intended receiving service if acceptance is important.

Does a private ADHD diagnosis guarantee shared care?

No. Prescribing and shared care are separate medical and GP decisions.

Primary public sources

Public pathways can change. These official sources were checked for this page.

Online assessment enquiries from Cardiff, Newport, Bridgend, Swansea and across Wales

Focused Care Psychology can consider private ADHD, autism and combined assessment enquiries from people living across Wales where an online pathway is clinically appropriate. This does not mean that the practice operates a physical clinic in Cardiff, Newport, Bridgend, Swansea or elsewhere in Wales.

Suitability, developmental evidence, age, the assessment question and the intended use of any report are clarified before an assessment begins. If acceptance by a particular NHS Wales service, health board, school, university or employer is important, check that organisation’s requirements before paying privately.

ADHD and autism assessment enquiries from Cardiff

People living in Cardiff can enquire about the same UK wide private ADHD, autism and combined assessment pathways. Appointments are remote where clinically appropriate; this is not a claim that Focused Care Psychology operates a physical Cardiff clinic. For autism reports intended for a Cardiff and Vale NHS service, check that service’s current requirements before booking privately.

Private ADHD and autism assessment for people in Wales

Focused Care Psychology provides UK assessment pathways that may be available to people in Wales where online work is clinically suitable. The appropriate route depends on age, assessment question, developmental evidence and intended report use.

ADHD, autism and therapy searches in Wales

Can I use a private ADHD assessment service from Wales?

A UK wide private service may be available remotely where clinically appropriate. Public pathways, referral rules and local commissioning differ, so private assessment should not be described as an NHS pathway.

Can people in Newport, Bridgend or elsewhere in South Wales enquire?

People across Wales can enquire about the UK service. This is not a claim of a physical clinic in Newport or Bridgend; remote suitability and the appropriate assessment route are considered before work begins.

Are private child ADHD assessments available for families in Wales?

Private child assessment may be possible where the clinician and pathway are suitable for the child, the necessary developmental and school information can be gathered, and safeguarding and consent arrangements are clear.

Is online psychological therapy available to people in Wales?

Remote therapy may be available where clinically appropriate, with suitability based on privacy, risk, communication needs and agreed therapeutic goals.

Private ADHD and autism assessment in Wales

Assessment and therapy