Autism Assessments, Interventions & Support

Autism assessments of adolescents and adults including a special interest in girls and women’s assessment. Women are often late to diagnosis because they are adept at masking (camouflaging their traits and ‘learning how’ to relate) at the cost of exhaustion and burnout.

Up to £1250 (can be up to 10 hours)

She is skilled in enhancing self and others’ understanding of neurodiversity and suggesting effective, grounded strategies that can be used immediately. These manage the elements of autism that are most difficult, for example sensory issues, melt downs, executive dysfunction, decision making, social interaction and coping day to day in a neurotypical world. She is skilled at getting to the heart of issues and implementing effective and long term change.

£125 per hour

She is an expert in helping families with children who are on the spectrum. India is highly aware of the gifts and talents that young and older people on the spectrum have. For example, their focus, out of the box thinking and high levels of creativity. She also helps families to understand and accept their spectrum kids and provide the best environment for them to thrive. When working with adolescents, she integrates individual CBT with parenting techniques including strategies, for managing and changing challenging behaviour, meltdowns and shutdowns.

£140 per hour

Another approach of India’s is a style of intervention called cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT).  This is an evidence-based intervention that identifies and modifies self-defeating ways of thinking.

She works with people to create more realistic thinking styles, which lessen their anxiety, depression and low self-esteem. She enjoys the problem-solving components of CBT, and the fact that brief therapy, provides effective techniques, which can be used immediately to enhance life skills, focus, present attention friendships and happiness.

Sometimes CBT can be limited and she uses integrative, holistic approaches that target individual needs.

£125 per hour

India also uses an approach called ‘unconditional positive regard,’ which means accepting people unconditionally, no matter what they think, feel, say or do. This creates a safe therapeutic environment to create a set of agreements each week, that reflect individual’s needs. These can include learning a type of social skill, assertiveness to address bullying, replacing self-critical thinking styles with more self-accepting thoughts, and behavioural strategies to increase self-confidence.

£125 per hour

India has often used the work of Dr Daniel Amen, who identifies social and emotional difficulties as brain problems which can be addressed with the correct approaches. The adolescents India work with find that identifying their anxiety and social challenges as brain difficulties and patterns which can be changed, lessens the stigma and shame often associated with these types of problem. Using these techniques has inspired them to rapidly change the quality of their lives.

£125 per hour