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Adult Autism Service – Diagnostic Team

  • Our Adult Autism Service provides Autism diagnostic assessments to adults without a learning disability (or those who do not meet eligibility for the learning disability service), over the age of 18, and who have a GP registered in Bexley, Bromley, or Greenwich.

Our team

We are a team of professionals specialising in assessing autistic adults. Our team includes Psychologists, Speech and Language and Occupational Therapists, with extensive experience in this field.

Our aims

We carry out Autism diagnostic assessments and provide recommendations and signposting as needed.

We provide a comprehensive and robust Autism assessment in accordance with NICE guidance and international standards for Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnoses based on the DSM-5 and ICD-11 criteria. Please note that our service does not offer post-diagnostic support.

How to access this service

We provide a diagnostic assessment to:

  • Adults aged 18 and over
  • Individuals without a learning disability (or those who do not meet eligibility for the learning disability service)
  • Individuals who are registered to a GP in the London Boroughs of either Bexley, Bromley or Greenwich.

Referrals should be made via your GP to one of the Mental Health Hubs within the borough where you live.

Please note: We are unable to offer reassessments or second opinions for clients who have already received an Autism diagnostic assessment in the past.

Referrals

For adults seeking an autism assessment the process is:

  • Ask your GP to refer you to the local Mental Health Hub
  • The Mental Heath Hub will conduct a brief triage to ensure that there are no underlying mental health needs or other difficulties that require alternative support/referrals
  •  Screening measures and/or questionnaires to gather additional information will be sent out to you to complete
  • As appropriate, the Mental Health Hub will pass on the referral to our service
  • We will review this information and accept or decline the referral as appropriate.

Find out how to refer to our Autism Partnership Programme (APP) — for service users admitted or at risk of admission in acute care.

Referral information for GPs:

Bexley: bexleycare.spc@nhs.net

Bromley: oxl-tr.referralsbromleywest@nhs.net

Greenwich: oxl-tr.referralspcpgreenwich@nhs.net

Please note: As a diagnostic only service, we are NOT commissioned to provide:

  • Post-diagnostic support once your assessment is complete
  • Support with an existing diagnosis
  • Reassessments or second opinions

For individuals currently open to a mental health team and at risk of, or currently admitted to, a mental health ward/unit please see information regarding - The Autism Partnership Programme (APP).

How to contact this service

We're open Monday to Friday, 9am until 5pm. Please note we only offer appointments during those hours. 

Phone: 020 82693300 or 020 886765453

Email: oxl-tr.adultasdassessment@nhs.net

Please note we are not a crisis service. If you are in crisis, please contact our Crisis Line on 0800 330 8590, call 999 or go to your local A&E Department.

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