Neurodevelopmental services
Referral for assessment
If you decide your child needs a referral to a neurodevelopmental team, your child's SENCO or GP can contact:
- Your local NHS team
- A different NHS team if you want to use your right to choose. This must be done by a GP. Find out more about right to choose.
Supporting evidence
The neurodevelopmental team may request information about:
- Your concerns about your child and what you've observed
- Your child's schools' observations of your child's development and behaviour (if your child goes to school)
- Any medical history that may be relevant
You may be asked to collect this information.
Review
The neurodevelopmental team will review this information. The team will decide whether there is evidence that your child needs a neurodevelopmental assessment.
If the referral for assessment is accepted
If the NCHC neurodevelopmental team decides that your child needs an assessment, they will add your child to the waiting list.
Unfortunately, the waiting list is long. The neurodevelopmental team will put you in contact with Family Action. They can support you while you wait for the assessment.
While you're waiting, you can also:
- Find out more about the assessment process
- Check that your child is getting SEN Support at their place of learning
- Find information and advice on the Just One Norfolk website
If the referral for assessment is not accepted
The neurodevelopmental team might:
- Need more evidence to decide if your child needs a neurodevelopmental assessment
- Decide your child does not need a neurodevelopmental assessment
If the team needs more evidence, they will send a letter to you and your GP asking for more information.
If the team decides that your child does not need an assessment, they will send you a letter to tell you this. The letter will include information about other services that may be able to support your child.
Your child will still be able to get SEN Support at their place of learning.
You might want to talk to your school SENCO, GP or the healthy child programme team.