Our Child Services Assessment
The initial assessment is individually determined and may include a combination of educational psychology/clinical psychology assessment with one of our psychologists as well as comprehensive paediatric/psychiatric evaluation with our paediatrician taking several hours. The aim of the comprehensive initial assessment is to identify the nature and significance of a patient’s difficulties so that advice can be given as to the most effective means of managing and improving these. This may include a combination of various strategies, which will vary according to the individual’s needs. Patients are regularly monitored and reviewed with professional guidance and family support. Patients are recommended to attend the Centre on an annual basis for review with one of our professionals.
School Liaison/Teaching Guidance
For patients under the Centre’s care, there is close liaison with schools, who are asked to provide information for the initial assessment and also feedback on the child’s progress. This service also includes guidance to teachers, via our Schools Liaison Officer, on educational strategies for helping the child with ADHD and related conditions in the classroom.
Our Adult Services Assessment
Adults are also assessed at the LANC for possible ADHD and related neurobiological difficulties. This will usually comprise of a consultation with our Clinical Psychologist and Consultant General Adult Psychiatrist for a full comprehensive assessment. The case manager for adults and adolescents following their initial assessment will be with our ADHD Specialist Nurse Practitioner.
Funding
All patients must be referred through their GP and can be seen under private funds, health insurance or NHS (if funding is pre-authorised by the appropriate body).
If a referral comes under health insurance, advice should be sought from the Centre by the policyholder regarding appropriate wording to use before establishing from your insurance company whether benefit is payable.
* Potential funding opportunity for Surrey-based individuals with learning difficulties *The John Ede Trust was created by Robert John Ede in 1991 in his will. He wanted to create a fund of money which would help and benefit people with learning disabilities in Surrey.The trustees seek to provide financial help for individuals with learning disabilities in Surrey.
Neurofeedback
The PeakMind Organisation currently based at universities in Swansea and Cambridge will be commenced operation at the LANC premises in July 2009. PeakMind have been operational in providing neurofeedback services for several years now and have obtained some excellent results.
Neurofeedback is a well-documented technique for improving ADHD-type symptoms – either in isolation or in combination with the use of medication – by helping people to modify their brainwave activity. An initial quantitative EEG is performed to assess brain activity, a treatment plan is designed and the option is then given of having several ongoing sessions of neurofeedback. This is usually done onsite at LANC or at other PeakMind UK clinics in London and Swansea, but options are available for home treatment.
The LANC is very supportive of this initiative and has had clinical experience of great improvement in many people’s lives as a result. This technique is used in many other similar clinics in the US and Europe. In our experience people have often been able to reduce or come off medication, or to improve with some of the medication responsive symptoms.
For further information please contact PeakMind directly on info@peakmind.co.uk, or visit their website at www.peakmind.co.uk
Additionally, please click here to see our Neurofeedback leaflet.