What does the Autism Diagnostic Youth Service for Suffolk (ADYSS) do?

Who does ADYSS see?

we see young people aged 11 - 17 years
we see young people who have a GP in Suffolk, except for those living in Waveney. If you live in Waveney please speak to your GP about where you can be referred

What do ADYSS do?

we offer a needs led assessment. You can learn more about this here
we work with people to see if they are autistic. This is called an assessment
we work with the young person, and their family, if that is OK
We are a multi-disciplinary team; this means different people with different skills working together

What guidelines do ADYSS follow?

We follow NICE guidelines. NICE is the short name for the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. They find out what works well in health and social care and write advice about it. The advice says what care and support people using services should have and it says how those services should work.

Our team tries to follow all the advice from NICE but there are some things that we can't do at the moment. We are working hard to on things like making our waiting list shorter, so people don't have to wait as long for an assessment.

NICE and the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) have written a quick guide on assessment and diagnosis of autism: what to expect.

You can view an information leaflet on the service below: