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Neurodiversity - waiting times

How long you might have to wait to get help

We provide this information to help guide you in understanding typical waiting times for this Pathway.

It can be difficult to give exact timescales for how long you might wait due to the many things that influence this.

This includes:

If you have any questions about your referral, please contact our Single Point of Access team using the details below:

Phone: 0330 0245 321

Email: CFHD.DevonSPA@nhs.net

Quarterly information
Last updated: January 2025
Average wait to first contact (weeks)70
Longest wait to first contact (weeks)203

The information given relates to the wait for a meaningful first contact after requesting help from CFHD. This could be by telephone, in person or online and could range from being the start of gathering assessment information to offering intervention dependent on the pathway.

For more information and support regarding Neurodiversity, use the button below:

Neurodiversity

Autism assessment waiting list project

NHS Devon are writing to those who have been waiting over 12 months for an autism assessment. We understand how hard and frustrating this wait can be and want to reassure you that your child has not been forgotten.

Why are we writing to you now?

We are working with health services across Devon to help children who have been waiting the longest get their assessments as soon as possible.

Health providers are looking at all the information they already have and will use it to carry out individualised assessments in line with National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines.

To help with this, please send any reports or assessments you haven’t already shared. These could include reports from Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Psychologists, or Educational Psychologists. We do not need any reports that were completed by CFHD.

For more information, click the button below:

Autism assessment waiting list project