Information from school

Before assessing a child for ADHD ADHD ADHD is a difference in the way a child's brain works. It affects how they pay attention, how much energy they have, and how easily they act on impulse. Read the full definition of ADHD or autism Autism Autism is a difference in how the brain develops. It shapes how an autistic child sees and experiences the world, how they communicate, and how they respond to things like noise, light and touch. Read the full definition of Autism , most clinics ask the school for evidence: questionnaires, teacher reports, sometimes a classroom observation. Clinicians want to know how your child manages in more than one setting, so this school information often has to arrive before an assessment can even be booked.

An unreturned or thin school form is one of the commonest single points where a pathway silently stalls, and most parents never find out it happened. You can ask the SENCO SENCO The teacher in your child's school who leads support for children with special educational needs. They are usually the quickest person for a parent to reach. Read the full definition of SENCO whether the forms have arrived and when they went back, and you can ask what was written. If school does not see what you see at home, that difference is itself useful information for the clinic, not a reason to drop the referral referral When a professional passes your child on to a specialist team for assessment or treatment. A GP, school or health visitor can usually make one. Read the full definition of referral .