Private autism assessmentin Reading.
Start with the free AQ-10 screening, then compare CQC-registered clinics serving Berkshire on price, format and the instruments they actually use.
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Your local autism assessment options in Reading
Reading sits close enough to London to make its independent autism assessment capacity practically accessible, which matters more for autism than for ADHD — clinicians trained in ADOS-2 and ADI-R are scarcer than those who run ADHD interviews, so a wider catchment means a genuine choice of provider. The NHS route remains slow: adult autism assessment is commissioned separately and commonly involves waits of years.
- Assessments from
- £425
- Shortest published wait
- 1–2 weeks
- Nearest consulting room
- 12 miles · Camberley
- Can assess you by video
- 14 clinics
Who decides NHS funding in Reading
NHS autism assessment for Reading is commissioned by NHS Thames Valley ICB, formed on 1 April 2026 from NHS Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West ICB and NHS Frimley ICB — so guidance written before then names a body that no longer exists. Whether NHS Right to Choose is open, capped or paused here is its decision, not a clinic's, and it can change at short notice. How Right to Choose works →
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The stages a thorough assessment covers, and the instruments a CQC-registered clinic should be able to name when you ask.
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CQC-registered autism clinics near Reading
CMHClinic Camberley
CMHClinic Camberley is a private child and adolescent psychiatry clinic based in Camberley, Surrey, offering ADHD and autism assessments for children and young people. The clinic was founded in 2017 by Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist Dr Jyoti Vandana and also provides treatment for conditions such as anxiety, depression, OCD, self-harm, eating disorders and tics/Tourette's. Assessments and appointments are arranged directly with the clinic via an online enquiry form or phone.
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The Cardinal Clinic
Cardinal Clinic is a private mental health hospital in Windsor, Berkshire, offering consultant psychiatrist-led adult ADHD assessments and specialist adult autism assessments alongside a wider range of psychiatric treatment and inpatient/day patient/outpatient care. Adults can self-refer for ADHD or autism assessment without needing an NHS referral, and assessments use structured clinical interviews, validated rating scales (e.g. Conners, DIVA-5, ADOS-2, ADI-R) and developmental history-taking. The clinic also provides broader residential and day patient mental health treatment, but the ADHD and autism assessment service itself is delivered on an outpatient, self-referral basis.
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Child Mental Health Clinic
CMHClinic Camberley is a private child and adolescent psychiatry clinic based in Camberley, Surrey, offering ADHD and autism assessments for children and young people. The clinic was founded in 2017 by Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist Dr Jyoti Vandana and also provides treatment for conditions such as anxiety, depression, OCD, self-harm, eating disorders and tics/Tourette's. Assessments and appointments are arranged directly with the clinic via an online enquiry form or phone.
This clinic hasn't verified its listing yet. Details are taken from public sources and may not be current.
14 other clinics can also assess you by video from Reading, if you would rather not travel.
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