re-referral

Children change, and so does the evidence. A referral referral When a professional passes your child on to a specialist team for assessment or treatment. A GP, school or health visitor can usually make one. Read the full definition of referral that was declined, or an assessment that did not lead to a diagnosis, does not close the door permanently.

The NHS says a family may be "asked to wait until your child is a bit older to be assessed again, as the signs of autism Autism Autism is a difference in how the brain develops. It shapes how an autistic child sees and experiences the world, how they communicate, and how they respond to things like noise, light and touch. Read the full definition of Autism may not be clear". That is a real clinical position, not a brush-off, and it is worth writing down the date and the reason you were given.

What makes a re-referral land is what you have gathered since: dated notes of new or changing difficulties, school reviews, and any report from a professional who has seen your child. The last assessment report 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 goes in the pack too. The next conversation starts further forward than the last one did.

Go back through the same door: your GP GP Your family doctor. For many families the GP is the first person to talk to, and the person who refers your child on to a specialist. Read the full definition of GP , or whoever made the original referral. Tell the school as well, since they are often asked to contribute.

Re-referral works this way across the UK, though local services set their own criteria for accepting one.