Adult Autism for Milton Keynes and surrounding patients, conducted in person at our Bedford clinic (25 min via A421 (preferred route)). NICE CG142-aligned, led personally by Tina Fox. £1,200, standalone £950 adhd top-up. Typically 6–8 weeks from first call.
Tina Fox is Clinical Lead at NeuroFX. Every adult autism assessment for Milton Keynes patients is led by her personally, alongside Cheyenne Contreras for ADOS-2.
You will know exactly who you are seeing before you book. Tina leads the clinical conversation from your first call through to your written report.
Autism rarely arrives alone. A few related neurodevelopmental pathways available to Milton Keynes patients.
NICE NG87-aligned DIVA-5 diagnostic interview with ASRS-v1.1 self-report. Available in person at Bedford or online by secure video. £675, fixed fee.
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Combined adult ADHD plus autism across two structured sessions, with shared developmental history and two separate written reports. The autism assessment is charged at the £950 top-up rate, £250 less than a standalone autism assessment.
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NICE CG128-aligned ADOS-2 plus ADI-R for children aged 6 to 17. Family pathway with parent and teacher input. EHCP-ready written report.
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Take the validated AQ-10 (adults) or ASSQ short (parents) self-screen in your browser. The short autism screeners NICE cites for first-pass screening. Not a diagnosis.
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Every NeuroFX adult autism assessment follows the NICE CG142-aligned ADOS-2 plus ADI-R protocol, delivered in person at our Bedford clinic. Autism assessments are not offered online because ADOS-2 requires in-person observation.
Short referral or phone call. We come back within one working day to confirm whether NeuroFX autism assessment is the right fit.
Referral or phoneWe send the AQ-50 and RAADS-R self-report questionnaires plus a structured developmental history form. Please allow up to two hours.
~2 hours at homeAn informant-led ADI-R interview, conducted with a parent or another adult who knew you well in your first 10 years.
~2.5 hoursA semi-structured ADOS-2 observation with Tina and our specialist ADOS-2 practitioner Cheyenne Contreras at our Bedford clinic. The observational element is why this step cannot be delivered online.
~1 hour · in person at BedfordAdult autism diagnosis follows MDT principles. After ADOS-2, the case is presented to our internal multidisciplinary team, and the outcome comes to you in writing within 7 days. If a follow-up video call would help, we arrange one to talk it through in a calmer setting than the assessment day itself.
Outcome within 7 daysA comprehensive NICE CG142-aligned written report, GP-ready, structured for DSA, employer or Equality Act 2010 reasonable-adjustment processes, and suitable for onward referral to community autism services.
Within 14 days
Specialist Neurodevelopmental Practitioner & Independent Prescriber (NISP)
Every NeuroFX adult autism assessment is conducted personally by Tina. 15 years of specialist mental health nursing experience and extensive neurodiversity specialist care, having conducted hundreds of ADHD and autism assessments. Tina is also an independent prescriber and an advanced specialist paediatric sleep practitioner. Assessments and prescribing follow NICE CG142 (autism in adults).
For Milton Keynes patients in particular, adult autism is multidisciplinary by design. Tina leads your assessment and report; Cheyenne Contreras, NeuroFX's specialist ADOS-2 practitioner, co-conducts the ADOS-2 observation. After the session both clinicians attend the internal MDT case review before your follow-up video call. Meet Cheyenne on the About page →
Milton Keynes patients are seen in person at our Bedford clinic. This service is in-person only because it requires direct clinical observation or measurement that video cannot replicate.
Bedford Consulting Rooms on Goldington Road is a calm, residential-style space, not a hospital. Pay and display car park immediately next door (1 minute walk). Central rail station 8 minutes walk.
You are served clinically by NHS Central East ICB. A private NeuroFX assessment is typically 6 to 8 weeks (next available soon).
Milton Keynes sits at the centre of the national conversation on neurodevelopmental care, not least because The Open University, headquartered here, runs a Neurodiversity Hub of free courses and lived-experience writing on autism and ADHD, and its researchers recently published a study in the journal Neurodiversity exploring what the neurodiversity movement should mean and do. The local NHS picture, though, remains stretched: NHS England figures reported by the Milton Keynes Citizen in August 2025 showed people with a suspected autism referral in the Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICB area waited an average of 15 months for an assessment, with 2,470 patients waiting in June, while the adult service run by East London NHS Foundation Trust currently estimates around 14 months to a pre-assessment.
Children's ADHD assessments are handled by the MK CAMHS ADHD team at Eaglestone Health Centre, and the city council has invested over £660,000 to add SEND school places as the number of children with Education, Health and Care Plans rose by 40 per cent between 2015 and 2023. From 1 April 2026, the area's NHS commissioning moved to the new NHS Central East Integrated Care Board, a merger of the former Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, and Hertfordshire boards, although where people are seen has not changed. Community life is active too, from The Umbrella Project, the UK's largest neurodiversity art installation, which filled Midsummer Place through 2025, to the monthly Adult ADHD Support Group that meets at MK11 in Kiln Farm.
A private assessment with NeuroFX can sit alongside this NHS care rather than replacing it, and anyone considering shared care for medication should speak to their GP first, as continuing any prescription started privately remains the GP's sole discretion.
Adult autism services commissioned via this ICB. Right to Choose is available to some patients in this area.
Figures reflect the trust's own published service page at time of last review. Re-check before relying on it for any decision.
Autism has no NICE-recommended pharmacological treatment, so the conversations after diagnosis are different to ADHD. Here is what to expect for Milton Keynes patients.
Right to Choose lets eligible patients pick any NHS-contracted provider. For autism specifically, the list of RTC providers is shorter than for ADHD, and most published waits are still measured in years.
NeuroFX is a fully private autism assessment outside the RTC framework. We can be quicker (typically 6 to 8 weeks), but you pay the fee directly.
There is no NICE-recommended pharmacological treatment for autism itself. After diagnosis we focus on:
Onward signposting: Milton Keynes community autism services, the National Autistic Society's local peer network, and any free workshops or peer-led groups in the area.
Workplace and study evidence: Your report is designed for DSA applications and Equality Act 2010 reasonable adjustment requests.
Co-occurring conditions: If ADHD is also suspected, we book a separate adult ADHD assessment, which can be added at the £950 top-up rate.
Read our autism pathway →
Milton Keynes divides opinion as only truly original places can. Planned from scratch in the 1960s as a solution to London's housing pressure, it has become something genuinely unexpected: a green, spacious, well-connected city where the grid roads make navigation effortless and the linear parks make cycling a genuine pleasure rather than an aspiration. The concrete cows in Campbell Park have become affectionate symbols of a city confident enough to laugh at itself.
Milton Keynes attracts a remarkable mix of people -- young families drawn by affordability and space, professionals drawn by major employers, and entrepreneurs drawn by the city's practical, can-do energy. It is also, quietly, one of the UK's most diverse cities.
This page is for Milton Keynes, Bletchley, Wolverton, Newport Pagnell, Olney, Woburn Sands, Stony Stratford, Buckingham, Winslow and surrounding villages.Schools, universities, employers and parent-carer networks in the Milton Keynes area all have routes you can use, some free, all helpful while you wait or after a diagnosis.
For children and young people in this area, the LEA is Milton Keynes City Council. Your child's SENCO is the right first call about how a private assessment is used in an EHCP application or annual review.
Our reports are designed to support DSA applications and Equality Act 2010 reasonable-adjustment requests at universities, colleges and employers in the area.
National organisations that are well-researched, neurodiversity-affirming, and free at the point of access. We recommend them whether you're a NeuroFX patient or not.
Specific service variants for Milton Keynes patients. Same clinic, same clinician, different pathway.
Anything not here? See our full FAQ page or just call us.
A clear, evidence-based explanation of what autism is, how it presents across the lifespan, how it is diagnosed, and what good support looks like.
What an adult or paediatric autism assessment involves: the structure, the ADOS-2 and ADI-R, what the clinician asks about, and what happens after.
Adult ADHD assessment uses rating scales, checklists and a detailed history: what these tools do, what they cannot do, and how diagnosis really works.
Nearby towns with their own NeuroFX assessment page, same Bedford clinic, same fee, same NICE-aligned pathway.
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