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Who you'll be working with

We assess, profile and support. Your Lead Assessor works with you directly, from your first call to your feedback session. Formal diagnosis is made by our CQC-registered clinical partner, who reviews your assessment and meets you.

Who we are

A not-for-profit service, set up because adults were waiting too long

Kent Independent Autism and ADHD Service CIC was set up because adults in Kent were waiting too long for an assessment, often years. An assessment can change how you understand yourself and open the door to the right support.

We're a community interest company (CIC) based in Whitstable. That means we exist to benefit the community rather than shareholders, which is why we keep our fees as low as we can.

Our Lead Assessor carries out your assessment using standardised tools, in line with NICE guidance. Formal diagnosis is made by a CQC-registered consultant psychiatrist or clinic who works in partnership with us. We also offer neuro-affirming counselling, CBT and executive function coaching with our BABCP- and BACP-accredited therapist.

Our team

Assessed by us, diagnosed by a registered partner

Every assessment (ADHD, autism and combined) follows the same two steps.

1

Your Lead Assessor

Works with you from your first call to your feedback session

  • Carries out your initial screening
  • Gathers your developmental and family history using the ADI-R
  • Conducts your live diagnostic interview: ADOS-2 for autism and DIVA-5 for ADHD
  • Uses other validated tools where appropriate
  • Writes a detailed readiness report
  • Talks you through your results at your feedback session
2

Your clinical partner

A CQC-registered consultant psychiatrist or clinic

  • Works independently of your assessment sessions
  • Reviews your full assessment and readiness report
  • Meets you for a diagnostic consultation
  • Makes the formal diagnosis and writes your diagnostic report

Your partner clinician makes their own independent decision. That can include not giving a diagnosis, or recommending further assessment. We're finalising this partnership now and will name our partner here before bookings open.

Our values

How we work

Registered clinical partner

Formal diagnosis is made by a CQC-registered consultant psychiatrist or clinic, who makes their own independent decision.

Standardised tools

DIVA-5, ADI-R and ADOS-2 are the same instruments used in NHS services. We use other validated tools where appropriate, in line with NICE guidance.

Continuity

You work with the same assessor throughout, from your free initial call to your feedback session.

Transparency

One fixed price per pathway, agreed before you book. No hidden costs added later. See our fees

No pressure

The free initial call is there to check the assessment is right for you. You're never obliged to go ahead.

Neuro-affirming

Low-stress, respectful and sensory-friendly: online sessions or a quiet room in Whitstable, with breaks whenever you need.

Community interest company

What being a CIC means for you

  • We're set up to serve a community purpose: making adult autism and ADHD assessment accessible in Kent.
  • Surplus is reinvested in the service, not paid out to shareholders. That's how we keep fees low and fund new services like children's assessments and family coaching, planned for 2027.
  • CICs are overseen by the Office of the Regulator of Community Interest Companies.

Kent Independent Autism and ADHD Service CIC · Company number 17458155 · Whitstable, Kent

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