Autism Diagnostic Assessment Adelaide | Connect Allied Health
Connect Allied Health offers autism diagnostic assessments in Adelaide.
Autism Diagnostic Assessments for Children and Adults
Getting an autism diagnosis, or supporting your child through one, can feel like a lot to navigate. At Connect Allied Health, our Adelaide-based team provides comprehensive autism diagnostic assessments for both children and adults, in a way that’s genuinely individualised, respectful, and clearly explained at every step. Whether you’re seeking a diagnosis for yourself or for your child, our team is here to guide you through the process without the jargon.
What the Assessment Process Involves
A comprehensive autism assessment typically involves a series of structured sessions, developmental and background history, standardised assessment tools, and observation, carried out by our experienced clinicians. For children, this often includes input from parents, carers and, where relevant, teachers. For adults, the process is adapted to focus on your own history and current experiences. Every assessment is tailored to the person in front of us, not a one-size-fits-all checklist.
Signs an Autism Assessment Might Help
Every autistic person is different, and no single trait means someone is autistic. An assessment can help you understand yourself or your child better if you notice a combination of the following.
- Differences in recognising and responding to others’ personal space and boundaries.
- Preferring different styles of conversation, such as focusing on topics of interest, or finding back-and-forth conversation tiring.
- Sharing interests, emotions or enjoyment in different ways from others.
- Using or reading eye contact, facial expressions, gestures and tone of voice differently.
- Finding unwritten social rules, or adjusting to different social settings, confusing or tiring.
- Building friendships in different ways, or preferring fewer, deeper connections.
Interests, routines and sensory experiences:
- Repetitive movements or sounds (stimming), such as hand flapping, rocking, humming or repeating words and phrases, which often help with regulation.
- A strong preference for routine and predictability, with unexpected change feeling distressing.
- Deep, focused interests.
- Experiencing sound, light, touch, taste or smell more or less intensely than others.
Timelines and What to Expect
We know timelines and next steps matter, especially while you’re waiting for answers. Our team will give you a clear indication of expected waitlist times at your first point of contact, and talk you through how many sessions are typically involved and how long the full process takes. Once your assessment is complete, we’ll walk you through the results and what support options and pathways are available to you or your child afterwards.
Funding Your Autism Assessment
Autism assessments through Connect Allied Health can be accessed under an NDIS plan, a Medicare-funded pathway where eligible, or privately. Costs vary depending on the complexity and length of assessment required, our team will always be upfront about pricing before any assessment begins, so there are no surprises.
How can a diagnosis help?
Receiving a diagnosis of ASD provides information regarding an individual’s strengths, differences, passions, and interests; by facilitating Autistic people to increase the use of their strengths, we can support families, educators, support networks, and clinical teams to promote positive outcomes such as improved well-being and quality of life.
For more information or to make a booking, please feel free to contact us on 08 8337 8770.
Our Process
Initial discussion
Commence on-board process
Determine clinical team
Set goals
Schedule
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Our Services
At Connect Allied Health we are a multidisciplinary allied health provider, offering services to people of all ages. Our feature services include Speech pathology, Occupational therapy, Physiotherapy, Podiatry, Positive behaviour support, developmental education, autism diagnostic assessments, Psychology and functional capacity assessments.
Frequently Asked Questions
What happens in an autism assessment?
A comprehensive assessment typically involves structured sessions, developmental history, standardised assessment tools and observation, carried out by our clinicians. For children this often includes input from parents or teachers; for adults, the focus is on your own history and current experiences.
How long does an autism assessment take?
The full process, from initial contact to receiving your results, typically involves several sessions. Our team will give you a clear indication of timelines at your first point of contact so you know what to expect.
What's the waitlist for an autism assessment in Adelaide?
Waitlist times vary and we’re always upfront about current availability. Get in touch with our team directly for the most accurate timeframe for your situation.
What happens after an autism diagnosis?
Once your assessment is complete, we’ll walk you through your results in plain language and talk through the support options and pathways available to you or your child, including how this may relate to NDIS access.
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