Our service is currently experiencing significantly increased waiting time for an Autism assessment. We do apologise for the delay but we want to reassure you that we are doing all that we can to reduce the waiting time as quickly as we can.
Once your child’s referral is accepted, you will receive a letter saying your child’s name has been placed on the waiting list.
In the majority of cases, children are taken off the list in strict date order. In certain, specific circumstances a request may be made for an assessment to be prioritised, and this will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis in line with our prioritisation criteria. We are unable to respond to any individual requests for children to be moved up on the list or seen earlier/out of date order outside of these criteria.
Information about the criteria for prioritisation can be found here.
Our waiting times can vary depending on the complexity of cases we are seeing and the levels of staffing within our team. This means we cannot accurately predict how long any individual child may be waiting for their assessment.
We are currently seeing children who have been waiting for approximately 33 months (updated September 2026)
Whilst you are waiting for your child’s assessment, it is very important that you let us know if you change your address or if you change your GP by telephoning the admin team on 0121 722 8010. We cannot see children who do not have a Solihull GP. If your child’s name comes to the top of our list and you no longer have a Solihull GP we will not be able to see your child. Your new GP will need to refer you to the Autism diagnostic service linked to that GP practice.