Post Assessment Autism and ADHD Pathway

Introduction

The post assessment pathway documents for Autism and ADHD can be found on this page. These documents have been developed in collaboration with education, health and care colleagues as well as parent carers, children and young people. They have been developed to support education settings, practitioners, and parent carers so that everyone better understands the post-assessment pathway.

Services that also support neurodiverse children and young people include:

• Children and Young People’s Neurodevelopmental Partnership
• Portage
• Early Years SENCO
• Educational Psychology Service (EPS)
• Access to Inclusion Team (autism and communication specialist advisory teachers)
• Transition Worker Virtual School (previously known as Children’s Autism Outreach Team (CAOT))
• Children with Disabilities Service (CwD)
• Family Intervention Service (FIS)
• Autism Friendly Libraries and The Autism Collection 
• Somerset Parent Carer Forum (SPCF)
• Young Somerset
• SENDIAS
• Dynamic Support Register and Care Education and Treatment Reviews
• Somerset Autism Spectrum Service (adults)
• Somerset Adult ADHD Service

You can also find support from the following groups and charities focussing on neurodivergence:

• Autism Central
• NeuroConnect
• ADHD Somerset (Yeovil and Taunton)
• Coffee, Chat and Support (Taunton)
• Neurodiverse Frome (previously called Frome Autism and ADHD Parent Forum)

If you have any questions about the pathway or the documents on this page, please email: AutismADHDPreassessmentPathway@somerset.gov.uk

The CYPNP summarise these services and other national resources by area of need and share with families.

CYPNP Support and Resources Signposting Booklet

Services and resources for a broad range of support relating to neurodiversity, to be explored before, during and after assessment with the CYPNP

PDF, 1.49 MB

What schools can offer after a diagnosis

Understanding and supporting children and young people with an autistic profile in education settings/schools

co-produced involving the Somerset Parent Carer Forum, CYPNP, the Educational Psychology Service, Access to Inclusion and schools/SENCOs

PDF, 263 KB

Supporting children and young people with ADHD characteristics in education settings/schools

co-produced involving the Somerset Parent Carer Forum, the Educational Psychology Service and SENCOs

PDF, 157 KB

Schools and parent carers can access ADHD training with Educational Psychology to find out what ADHD is as well as what it isn’t, explore differences, and offer practical strategies and guidance to support children and young people with ADHD .

You can also find out more about the strategies being used by schools to develop inclusive environments on the Autism in Schools, Partnerships for Inclusion of Neurodiversity in Schools, and The SCERTS model pages.

Using books and videos to explore differences

Books and videos can be really helpful tools to learn more about neurodiversity. They can be looked at with your young person and explored together.

CYPNP Books and Videos

Helpful tools to learn more about neurodiversity, to explore together with your young person.

PDF, 1.32 MB