OUR AUTISM AND ADHD SERVICES
Autism and ADHD Support and Guidance Sessions
Practical guidance shaped around you and your family
Our private Support and Guidance Sessions offer tailored information and practical strategies for parents, carers, children and young people. These sessions focus on the topics and everyday challenges that matter most to you and your family.
The Support and Guidance Sessions are available to all, whether or not your child or young person has received a diagnosis.
These services are available via:
Self-pay
What are Support and Guidance Sessions?
Support and Guidance Sessions are delivered by a qualified member of our neurodevelopmental team and focus on the autism- and ADHD-related areas that matter most to you and your family.
You can choose between four and eight topics that you would like to explore, and our team will offer information, practical strategies, resources and signposting relevant to your circumstances.
The service includes three structured appointments:
- two 30-minute Support and Guidance Sessions;
- one 30-minute follow-up session.
Who are the sessions for?
The service may be helpful if you would like to:
- understand more about autism, ADHD or both;
- explore your child or young person’s individual strengths and needs;
- understand particular behaviours, thoughts or responses;
- recognise possible triggers and consider how to manage them;
- develop practical strategies for home, education and everyday life;
- build confidence in supporting your child or young person;
- understand what educational support may be available;
- communicate your child or young person’s needs more clearly to other people;
- consider your next steps and sources of further support.
What can we discuss?
Topics will include:
- Understanding autism and ADHD
- Communication differences
- Emotional regulation, distress and meltdowns
- Sensory processing and reasonable adjustments
- Routines, planning and executive functioning
- Sleep and energy
- School support and transitions
- Self-esteem, identity and relationships
How the support package works
The three appointments usually take place over approximately six weeks, with around two weeks between each session.
- Choose your priority topic
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Before the first appointment, we will send you our Support and Guidance Topic Index. You can choose up to eight subjects based on your and your family’s current needs and priorities. |
- Attend two tailored sessions
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During two 30-minute appointments, the clinical member will explore your chosen topics with you. You will receive practical advice, strategies, relevant resources and signposting that may help at home, in education and in everyday life. |
- Review progress and next steps
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Your final 30-minute follow-up appointment gives you an opportunity to:
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If you feel that you would benefit from further support after completing the package, you can choose to book an additional 30-minute top-up session for an extra charge.
Following the package, you will be invited to complete a short feedback questionnaire.
What is included?
Your Support and Guidance package includes:
- two 30-minute core Support and Guidance Sessions;
- one 30-minute follow-up session;
- discussion of up to eight topics selected by your family;
- tailored strategies, resources and appropriate signposting;
- support to complete a “What Helps Me” document.
Your “What Helps Me” document
As part of the sessions, we will support you to complete a personalised “What Helps Me” document.
This document can help you record your child or young person’s:
- strengths;
- communication preferences;
- individual support needs;
- possible triggers;
- helpful strategies;
- preferences at home, in education or in everyday life.
You may choose to share the document with schools, activity providers or other professionals involved in your child or young person’s support.
Choose how you attend
Face-to-face sessions
Face-to-face appointments are available at:
The Provide Wellbeing Clinic
900 The Crescent
Colchester Business Park
Colchester
Essex
CO4 9YQ
Virtual sessions
Virtual appointments take place securely through our video consultation system. We will provide you with the information and access you need before your appointment.
You will need:
- a laptop or tablet;
- a working camera and microphone;
- a reliable internet connection;
- a private space where you feel comfortable discussing your circumstances.
Both formats include the same number and length of appointments.
Please note: face-to-face and virtual packages are booked separately, so appointments cannot be combined across the two formats.
| Service | Service Charge |
| Complete Support and Guidance package (two 30-minute Support and Guidance Sessions and one 30-minute follow-up session) |
£495 |
| Additional Support and Guidance Session (Additional 30-minute session if you would benefit from further guidance) |
£95 |
Please note: additional 30-minute Support and Guidance Sessions can only be booked after you have completed the full Support and Guidance package. They cannot be booked as standalone sessions.
Full payment is required when you book your Support and Guidance package.
When this service may not be appropriate
Support and Guidance Sessions are not an emergency, crisis or specialist psychiatric service. They are not suitable where:
- there is an immediate mental health crisis;
- active suicidal thoughts are present;
- an acute safeguarding concern requires statutory intervention;
- emergency medical care is required;
- specialist psychiatric treatment is indicated.
What the sessions do not include
Support and Guidance Sessions are designed to provide information, practical strategies and individualised guidance. They do not include:
- an autism or ADHD diagnostic assessment;
- a report;
- emergency or crisis support;
- specialist psychiatric treatment.
Helpful resources for families
We have also provided practical resources that you may find helpful, which you can download, print and use at home.
Enquire about Support and Guidance Sessions
If you would like to find out whether Support and Guidance Sessions are right for your family, please contact our team. We will ask you a few questions about your circumstances, explain the available options and guide you through the booking process.
Call: 0300 303 9966
Email: provide.wellbeing@nhs.net
Alternatively, complete the enquiry form and a member of our team will contact you.
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Neurodevelopmental Services
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provide.wellbeing@nhs.net
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Support and Guidance Sessions - Frequently Asked Questions
Testimonials
Parent / Guardian of RM, Autism Assessment Customer
Lovely staff and comfortable environment! Very approachable and made my daughter feel at ease, very understanding and helpful.
Parent / Guardian of RO, Autism Assessment Customer
The practitioners on the day were clearly very experienced and cleverly managed to get my daughter away from me for the assessment, which I’d not expected. Getting the result so quickly on the day was great and the whole experience was nowhere near as stressful as I feared it would be.
Parent / Guardian of CA, Autism Assessment Customer
Really lovely friendly place with a calm environment for everyone.
Parent / Guardian of HB, Autism Assessment Customer
Very efficient service and really lovely staff members. Hannah made my daughter feel very comfortable.
Parent / Guardian of EA, Autism Assessment Customer
Fantastic service from start to finish! The support over the phone was excellent, and I was kept updated throughout the entire process. During the assessment, both my son and I were made to feel completely at ease. The consultation afterwards was kind, compassionate, and very professional.
Parent / Guardian of CR, Autism Assessment Customer
I don’t think it could have gone any better, all of the team were fantastic, super welcoming and reassuring. Loads of support, cannot recommend enough.
RR, ASD and ADHD Assessment Customer
From booking to getting the assessment completed everything was easy, the service was great and we are very happy with the outcome.
Parent / Guardian of CW, Autism Assessment Customer
Once again, we were treated as a family with respect and care. Provide Wellbeing we are so grateful that you are able to offer neuro-developmental services, and always recommend you to others. Thank you so much!
Parent / Guardian of LT, Autism Assessment Customer
Everyone was so lovely, from the initial telephone consultation several months ago, right through to the day of the appointment.
Parent / Guardian of AV, Autism Assessment Customer
It’s taken us 10 years to get a diagnosis for our daughter after no one listening to us. We can now get the help and support our daughter well deserves! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
NT, Autism Assessment Customer
I was made to feel like an equal, an adult, even a friend. The assessment was a casual conversation where we chatted back and forth. Thank you for making me feel less alone and confused in the way I think and feel.
Parent / Guardian of AR, Autism Assessment Customer
To the special lady who in depth and sensitively took the time to tell us about what she found in the assessment and delivered our son’s diagnosis to us. I’ll be forever grateful.
Parent / Guardian of IE, Autism Assessment Customer
Really simple quick and easy process from start to finish. Absolutely wonderful and caring staff who were so good with my child and were so patient and kind when explaining everything. Couldn’t be more grateful for the team.
Parent / Guardian of EM, Autism Assessment Customer
From day one the service we have received has been exceptional.
Parent / Guardian of AM, Autism Assessment Customer
All of the staff at Provide Wellbeing were welcoming and thorough in their assessment. I highly recommend this professional service.
Parent / Guardian of ER, Autism Assessment Customer
All the team were really nice and kind and put me and my daughter at ease. They explained everything very well and made sure my daughter understood as best she could.
Parent/Guardian of GF, Autism Assessment Customer
The staff were very welcoming, they made the experience very playful for my son. As parents we felt listen to and not rushed.
Parent/Guardian of EK, Autism Assessment Customer
An excellent experience, everything was explained in great detail and we felt like we had the time to discuss anything else we needed to. My son was able to ask any questions he had too.
Parent/Guardian of MC, Autism Assessment Customer
Quiet and bright clinic, perfect for my daughter, and the team are lovely and very informative.
Parent/Guardian of DS, Autism Assessment Customer
Overwhelmingly positive. All staff were so professional, and talked about and to my Son in a positive, kind way. It was so refreshing.
Support you can trust
Our team provides actionable insights, no matter where you are on your journey, and offers expert advice to help you or a family member on your road to a diagnosis. Our ASD and ADHD services are suitable for children and young people seeking a diagnosis.
