An ‘assessment’ is the process of gathering and thinking about all the information about a situation or person and making a judgement.
You will be offered an assessment of Autism if there is evidence of:
- Difficulties with social communication and social interaction across different areas of your life.
- Restricted, repetitive patterns of behaviour, interests, or activities.
An assessment is not…
- Guaranteed to result in a diagnosis of Autism
- A fast process
And evidence that:
- These things have been there since early childhood.
- These things cause clinically significant impairment in functioning.
- You do not have a Learning Disability
P.A.S.S. recognises these difficulties present differently in different people.