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*ADHD assessment update from Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care Board (currently still in place)

Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care Board has announced that for a temporary period starting 21 May 2025, new referrals for ADHD diagnostic assessments made only for people aged 25 and under will be commissioned. You can read a full statement from the ICB here.

As a result, any new referrals via GPs to Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT) for ADHD assessments, for those aged over 25 years, will be paused temporarily. Individuals receiving services already will not be affected and those on current waiting lists will remain on these lists.

Given the national and local challenges in relation to ADHD assessments, resources, and current waiting lists, we welcome the opportunity to take stock and work together with staff, individuals who use our services and their families, commissioners, GPs, local authority colleagues and other stakeholders to create more sustainable services that are better able to meet the needs of people of all ages. We are urgently considering the implications of this ICB emergency policy for our services and will share further information in due course.

Our contact details

Telephone number: 024 7696 1355 (we monitor the answer phone within office hours so please leave a message with details of your enquiry, your name, date of birth and contact details)

Email:  AdultNeurodevelopmental.Team@covwarkpt.nhs.uk

Overview

• You may be referred by your GP for an autism assessment, an ADHD assessment*, or an assessment for both.
• Our assessments are designed to help you explore your experiences, understand yourself better, and consider whether a diagnosis may be appropriate and helpful for you. 
• During an autism assessment, we explore areas such as communication, sensory experiences, routines, and interests. For a diagnosis, autistic characteristics must have been present from early life and affect different areas of daily living.
• During an ADHD assessment*, we explore areas such as attention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. For a diagnosis, ADHD characteristics must have been present from early life and affect different areas of daily living.
• Both autism and ADHD come with unique strengths as well as challenges. Through the assessment, we build a clear picture of your individual strengths and needs, and work with you to outline a plan for any ongoing support.

Please note we are a diagnostic service.  If you already have an ADHD diagnosis and require medication, please see our adult ADHD treatment services page for further information.  Alternatively, please contact: ADHDmedsec@covwarkpt.nhs.uk. 

For more information and resources for neurodivergent people and their families, visit the Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care System website .

Community Autism Support Service (CASS)

If you live in Coventry or Warwickshire and are:

• diagnosed as autistic, or
• waiting for an autism assessment,

CASS may be able to support you, your family, or your carers.

You can begin by calling the Navigation Team, who will explain what support is available.

The CASS team includes autistic people and others with lived experience, such as parents and carers, so they understand the challenges and strengths of being autistic.

Visit the CASS website.