For children under 6 years old

Pre-Diagnosis Support

Making a referral to the Social Communication Clinic (SCC)

Anyone can make a referral to SCC, via the General Development Service (GDS).  The most common referrers are:

• Your child’s GP
• Your child’s Health Visitor
• Your child’s Speech and Language Therapist
• The Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCo) at your child’s school or nursery

You can also refer your child directly to GDS, although it is always helpful to have information from the professionals involved with your child as well.  When making a referral, please give as much information about your concerns as possible.  You might like to think about things that your child can and cannot do.  Send a letter to:
General Development Service, Cedar House, St Michael’s Site, Gater Drive, Enfield, EN2 0JB

Post-diagnosis Support 

Has your child just received an autism diagnosis?

Support sessions for parents of newly diagnosed autistic children and young people are available.

• If your child is under 6 years old and was diagnosed through the Child Development Team, you can attend: 

Autism: Training, Links and Support (ATLAS) sessions (in partnership with NHS)

This ATLAS presentation is for families who want to know more
about neurodiversity and autism. ATLAS leaflet