Assessed but below clinical diagnosis

This is our label, not an official NHS or legal term. It describes a real and common outcome: an assessment happened, the team compared what they found against fixed criteria, and the result fell below the line for a diagnosis. You might see the same idea in the outcome letter Assessment report The written report you get at the end of an assessment. You are entitled to your own copy, and you can ask for factual mistakes to be put right. Read the full definition of Assessment report as 'below threshold Threshold The level of need a family must show before a service will step in. Most local areas set out their thresholds in a document you can ask to see. Read the full definition of Threshold ' or 'did not meet criteria'.

Picking this option changes what your child's report is allowed to say. When a condition is marked this way, the report will not describe your child as having that condition, because an assessment team has decided the criteria were not met. The report can still describe the behaviours and needs you told us about, and what might help.

Below the line does not mean nothing is there. A threshold decision is about whether a pattern matched a fixed checklist, on the evidence the team had that day. If things change, you can ask for a re-referral re-referral Asking for your child to be referred again, later, when things have changed or new evidence has built up. A no now is not a no forever. Read the full definition of re-referral , and support at school does not depend on a diagnosis.