Recommendations for child psychologists and diagnosis in London and nearby regions

Thank you so much. That's very helpful. I wonder if it might be a useful route for me to take as well.

As well as using a variety of assessment methods, I meant to add - but there's a team analysing it all as well rather than just one person. 

By multidisciplinary I mean the assessment is done by a team of professionals rather than one person. When I was looking I noticed there were some individual psychiatrists offering assessments but it's my understanding that just having one assessor is considered less reliable. 

Thank you for your detailed answer. That's really helpful and given me some food for thought.

When you say multidisciplinary assessment are you referring to the people they gather information from or the way the assessors work?

Yes, aside from all the forms and the ADR-1 diagnostic interview with parents,  there's the ADOS-2 diagnostic observation with the child via video call. We were also concerned about how she may come across online, so we enquired about the differences with conducting the ADOS online vs. in person & this was their response - 

“How they differ: The tasks are tailored to be administered online, however the session is based on the same framework and the same skills are focused upon, relating to their social communication, social interaction, play, and behaviour.”  

“If the individual comes across differently online - from all of the feedback and research so far, people have reported that the online forum has generally provided an accurate representation of an individual. However, we check whether parents or the individual themselves feel this is typical and representative of how they usually communicate, interact, and behave. This is also just one element of the overall process and there is a lot of information drawn on from the developmental history, questionnaires, school information and reports. Therefore information and an impression of the individual will not be solely based on the clinical assessment.”

When she had the assessment I got her set up in my bedroom as it had less distractions than other rooms. At first she was quiet and shy as she is with new people, but before long I could hear her making lots of noise and generally getting into it, so that was good. The assessor really knew what she was doing & she specialises in autism diagnosis in women and girls which was particularly reassuring.

Also because it's a multidisciplinary assessment (which is very important), they factored in all the info from different sources. 

My daughter received a diagnosis of autism from this assessment btw. 

Thank you. Was it via video call? I'm just wondering how it works with a child online as mine are often a bit funny with talking to people on screen.

We just had assessment from Clinical Partners, it was online but seemed very thorough and rigourous. We didn't have to wait too long to get the appointment either. 

Thank you.

https://drsillifantandassociates.co.uk   In Norfolk

https://helpwithmentalhealth.net/  In Suffolk

Thank you, whereabouts in Suffolk would that be please?

I can recommend someone in Suffolk?

Thank you so much. Will look into that.

Dr. Anna Hurley clinical psychologist in Harley street did my child's cognitive profiling. He had already been diagnosed with Asd that time. Also there's Dr.selvi Kukendrarajah who specialises in neurodevelopmental delays at portland street hospital. Google them and send them an email to see if they diagnose Asd.