We welcome referrals to this service from professionals who are working with a child/young person in Brighton & Hove on the neurodevelopmental pathway (NDP).
The service aims to provide local parent carers with information and training, as well as signposting them to support networks that can help sustain them through the challenges these conditions (and commonly related diagnoses) bring to a family.
If the family are seeking information, advice and support on specific SEND education, health, or social care matters or about claiming DLA or PIP, please direct them to Amaze SENDIASS service.
Before you submit the form, please read the information below and the following link for further information on the NDP Family Navigation and Training page.
We aim to make initial contact with the parent carer within 10 working days of your submission, and our working hours are Monday to Thursday 9.30am-3pm.
Criteria for referral
- The child/young person and their families must be registered with a Brighton & Hove GP and/or resident in Brighton & Hove
- They must be under 18 years old at the time of referral
- They must be at some point on the NDP diagnostic pathway for assessment for Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), or Tics /Tourette Syndrome. See further information below.
Points on the NDP when you can refer
- The earliest time you can make a referral is if a request to assess has been sent to Seaside View or CAMHS.
- We can accept referrals whilst the child/young person is waiting for assessment, is between assessments, when a diagnosis has been made, or no diagnosis has been made but traits of one of the neurodevelopmental conditions have been confirmed.
- You can also refer post-diagnosis, at times of key challenges or change such as preparing for adulthood, transitioning between stages of education, puberty, when behaviours are becoming tricky, or a child/young person has emerging mental health issues.
We can accept referrals from
- Seaside View Child Development Centre
- CAMHS (Child Adolescent Mental Health Service)
- GP practice
- A health visitor or school nurse
- A children’s centre
- A child/young person’s nursery/school/college
- BHISS (Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service)
- EMAS (Ethnic Minority Achievement Service)
- Front Door for Families and Integrated Team for Families
- Social Care Services
If you are not on this list or have any questions, please contact us by phone or email.
Please note that by referring a family to this service they must have consented to have their details stored on our systems, as outlined in our Privacy Policy and that they are happy for us to contact them. Young People aged 16 or 17 will also need to have consented.
Contact us on:
Phone: 0800 088 6013
Email: NDP@amazesussex.org.uk