LONDON AUTISM ASSESSMENT PRACTICE

The London Autism Assessment Practice (LAAP) provides a comprehensive diagnostic assessment and advice service for children and young people with or without autism

Our Approach

LAAP offers a multi-disciplinary approach delivering assessments and reviews for children or young people with or without a diagnosis of autism, complemented with bespoke educational and therapeutic advice.

We achieve this by combining educational, speech and language therapy, occupational therapy and psychology perspectives as part of our evaluations.

Autism Diagnostic Assessment

A LAAP assessment of Autism will always include the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule 2nd Edition (ADOS-2) and Autism Diagnostic Interview - Revised (ADI-R) or the Developmental, Dimensional and Diagnostic Interview (3di). Our assessments follow NICE guidelines. We are able to consider whether a child or young person meets the criteria for a diagnosis of autism using these frameworks. We will consider the educational and therapeutic implications of any such diagnosis. We can also review an existing diagnosis and changing needs which may be required at times of educational transition.

Comprehensive Multi-Disciplinary Assessment

The LAAP team undertakes detailed multi-disciplinary assessments of children or young people where concerns exist around areas other than autism. These concerns may focus around cognition and learning, speech and language and communication, motor skills, co-ordination and sensory processing. The assessment will consider any educational and therapeutic needs.

Meet the Team

As a parent, it can be concerning when your child is struggling in areas such as speech and language, motor skills, or sensory processing. Seeking help from a multi-disciplinary team can provide answers and support for both you and your child. LAAP's team of professionals work together to provide the best possible care for children and young people.

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What Our Clients Say

I am so very pleased I first made contact with Juanita and subsequently work with the LAAP team as they certainly fulfilled my expectations and more in relation to the support they were able to offer us as a family.

It has been a pleasure working with the team, I know I will keep in touch with them and I whole heartedly recommend LAAP 100%.

SUSAN

MOTHER OF LIAM, AGED 13 - JULY 2020

I want to thank every member of the team for their incredible hard work and supportive insights.  These are frankly the best reports I have read.  They are fluid and very accessible.  

They are validating for me to read, and truly add the data and background which supports and explains Billy and my experiences and concerns for him as a parent.

I have no doubt that these will be invaluable as we seek to support Billy and also to find suitable provision.

SALLY

MOTHER OF BILLY - 2023

I cannot express enough how fantastic the team at LAAP have been. They’ve enabled me to have a clear understanding of what my son’s needs are. Based on the name I was concerned he’d automatically have an ASD diagnosis, but was reassured on the process. As it was, he didn’t. However, the findings and reports have enabled a smooth application for an EHCP with comments made on the reports’ comprehensiveness and reasonable recommendations. They continued to hold my hand long after the initial assessment. Worth every penny. Thank you.

TAANIA

MOTHER OF CHARLIE, AGED 10 - MAY 2021

I just wanted to take a moment to express what an excellent experience I had when I brought my daughter for an autism assessment at LAAP. The assessment was very detailed, thorough and comprehensive and because of the level of detail in the questions asked and the observations I really felt the team were able to really get a good measure of my daughter’s strengths and challenges. Not only did the team explain the procedure really well but they put me at ease and were approachable and kind, whilst their knowledge and expertise were second to none. I would thoroughly recommend LAAP – the team are brilliant.

KATE

MOTHER OF ANNABELLE, FOUR - 2018

The benefit of instructing the multi-disciplinary team is that you are obtaining a far more complete picture of a child or young person’s learning needs and can thereafter be confident in terms of making decisions in relation to special educational needs cases.

MR. ZACH ESDAILE

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