Component 1: Diagnostic Assessment
This part of the process involves looking at the individual's:
- developmental history
- motor skills
- language patterns
- areas of specialist interest
- social development.
The individual will be asked to attend the centre with someone who knows them well - a parent or other relative.
A careful history is obtained, including information related to pregnancy and neonatal period, early development and characteristics of development, a history of the onset and recognition of problems plus medical and family history.
This component will include observation in structured and unstructured assessments e.g. during a lunch break.