Peer-Led Service for Autistic and ADHD Children and Young People and their Families for North West London

Provision of a peer-led wait well and post diagnostic support service for Autistic & ADHD Children & Young People and their Families. The service will offer individual support, employ family navigators and experts by experience to deliver post diagnostic sessions for children and young people and their families and a range of workshops and social and therapeutic groups.

NHS North West London Integrated Care Board requires the provision of a peer-led service for autistic and ADHD children and young people (CYP), and their families. The service will offer pre and post diagnostic signposting and support to enable CYP and their families to wait well, understand their recent diagnosis, and learn about approaches they can apply and services they can access to help them in their daily lives.

The service will operate from a base in North West London and establish strong community connections to develop a good knowledge of the local offer in each of our eight boroughs. It will offer a combination of face to face and online sessions and operate flexibly to deliver some sessions during evenings and weekends and the provider will need to work collaboratively with local statutory and voluntary services to ensure the service complements existing provision. Key features of the service are that the workforce will include employees with lived experience and it will be evaluated and shaped by the people who use it to ensure it can respond to emerging needs and preferences.