Type of service: Diagnostic services

Cognition Clinical Psychology provides high quality ethical psychological assessment. We are a small independent clinical psychology service for both children and adults based in Bedfordshire but covering Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire and Northamptonshire. We specialise in the assessment and diagnosis of individuals with Autism and Learning Disabilities across the life span. With ethical values at the core of our business, each and every client can expect a friendly, professional, transparent and high quality service. We only believe in offering assessments when they are truly needed and not charging people for unnecessary work, or asking people to undergo assessments when we believe there would be no long-term benefit to them. We achieve this through our robust initial consultation process. Our Consultant Clinical Psychologist Dr James Winkworth has worked throughout his career alongside those with Autism and Learning Disabilities. He is highly trained, highly regarded and fully registered as a practicing Clinical Psychologist with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC).
 

Aimed at: Adolescent , Adult , Child , Parent/carer of a child, Parent/carer of a young person, Parent/carer of an adult, Partner, Young person

Referral Sources: Private Only

Specialisms: Has autism-specific elements

Approaches and tools used: Our Autism Diagnostic Assessments are evidenced based and use internationally recognised assessment tools. At Cognition we use the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule – Version II (ADOS-II). We also take a very detailed developmental history and combine this with previous medical and school reports to ensure a complete and robust assessment. We do not prescribe a time limit for this assessment and we will work with you for as long as it is required to complete. Following the assessment you will receive a fully detailed diagnostic report outlining our findings and conclusions.