“I felt calm, happy and strong.”

“The individual who did my assessment was very nice and easy to talk too, she laid everything out in an easy to understand manner and was very reassuring which helped me settle in quicker. She didn’t over explain but gave enough detail to where I knew what she was saying. It was the right length of time and I never felt anxious about it. The environment was also very well laid out and not overstimulating”

“I felt I mattered which is rare. I was viewed as a person.”

“The diagnosis will help me and my family understand me better.”

“Both clinicians xx and xx were welcoming, professional attentive and sensitive to the situation. The assessment felt very “at ease” and unpressurised. I felt that I was respected during the session and despite not having a positive autism diagnosis, I was given information which helped me and I was not made to feel like a time-waster. I am very grateful for the time and skills of both professionals – Huge thanks!”

“It’s so nice for someone to know what it’s like for me, you’ve made me cry, I’ve never been understood before. Or never felt I’ve been understood before.”

“I’ve been thinking back to so many things during my life when my autism got in the way, only I didn’t know what it was. It was like I had a blockage in my head. Or road blocks that wouldn’t let me think. I just stopped. I would hit brick walls in my head. Like, computer says no.”