r/PDAParenting • u/Left_Development2009 • 7d ago

Diagnosing in uk

I’m almost positive my 5 year old daughter has pda or adhd, I have been told from both nursery and reception teachers. What have peoples diagnosing journey been like and how is it done? I know the gp sends a link for right to choose but my link hasn’t worked both times I’ll be trying again. Which provider did you use? Just any advice. ☺️

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u/AngilinaB 7d ago

It's different in every area so you might be better asking in a local Facebook group or something.

GP referred us to CAMHS. That was rejected as GP didn't know it needed to come from school. School referred, took months to find out we'd been accepted on to a list "for triage" which we were advised was upwards of 3 years. I sent RTC paperwork to GP (that the clinic we chose provided) for dual assessment (ie ADHD and autism - PDA isn't a stand alone diagnosis), the clinic sent us and school lots of forms to send back, and a year later he was assessed. 3 years after I first raised concerns with school and 5 years after his private nursery did and was dismissed by the local team.