Making a Referral

Please click on the following headings to find out more about our referral process.

Pre School Age

We are commissioned to provide assessments for young people who are registered to a GP in Coventry or Warwickshire. We accept referrals for the ages below:

  • Coventry – ages 2 to 4 years and 9 months.
  • Warwickshire – ages 2 – 31st March of their pre-school year.

Referrals are accepted from any professional working with the child, this is often a Health Visitor, childcare provider, GP or paediatrician. We are not able to accept self-referrals from parents/ guardians. All referrals must have consent from parents/guardians.

Please see the forms below to refer into our Preschool services.

Coventry Preschool Autism Service

Coventry Pre School Autism Assessment Referral Form

Nursery-Preschool Autism Pathway Questionairre.docx [docx] 211KB

112130 - Advice for settings - filling in the Autism questionnaire.docx[pdf] 263KB

If you would like to discuss the referral with us then please contact the Coventry team on 02476 961092.


Warwickshire Preschool Autism Service

Warwickshire Preschool Autism Assessment Referral Form

Warwickshire Pre School Autism Form - Request for Information for Nursery to Complete

Warwickshire Pre School Autism Service - Frequently Asked Questions 2024

If you would like to discuss the referral with us then please contact the Warwickshire team on 0300 303 1255.

School Age

Any professional, a GP/school or paediatrician working with the child/young person, can refer a child/young person to our service. All referrals must have consent from parents/guardians. When making a referral, it is helpful to capture information from both home and school to help us best understand a child/young person’s needs. Sometimes we may request further information to ensure that any assessment we provide is appropriate for the young person. We are not able to accept self-referrals from parents or young people.

Please see our eligibility criteria below for an assessment referral:

  • Registered with a GP in Coventry or Warwickshire.
  • Are under 18 years of age for an Autism assessment only. For over 18 years old, please refer to Adult Neurodevelopmental service. You can find their details in this link Service Detail | Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust
  • Are under 18 years of age for a dual (Autism and ADHD combined) assessment.
  • Are under 17 years of age for an ADHD assessment only.
  • Have no known learning disability.
  • Are not currently under the care of Acute or Community Mental Health Services.

Please use the form below to make a referral to us: 
Neurodevelopmental School-Age Service Referral Form-December 2024.docx [docx] 98KB

Please note, we currently have a waiting list for assessments due to the number of referrals we receive. There continues to be a longer wait than we had anticipated and unfortunately, we are currently unable to provide a precise timeframe for assessments. We are working as hard as we can to meet this increased demand.

Prioritisation Criteria

There are a small number of cases that we are able to prioritise, please refer to our priority criteria for further details:

Our Priority Criteria

As a service, we aim to be accessible to all experiences, backgrounds and differences. If you feel there are alternative arrangements, we could make to support you to access our material, please contact us. Our contact numbers can be found here.