Information for referrers

| Updated 26 Aug 2025

Download the pathway here. Referral criteria Internal referral criteria  Referrals only accepted from a neurodevelopmental paediatrician at St George’s NHS Foundation Trust  Child has a GP in Wandsworth  Child is aged under 8 years old  The child has had a developmental assessment, and it is clinically decided that further exploration …
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Frequently Asked Questions

| Updated 26 Aug 2025

What is autism spectrum disorder (ASD)?  Autism, often called autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or autism spectrum condition (ASC), is a natural and lifelong variation in how a person’s brain develops and processes information. It shapes the way a child experiences the world, communicates, learns, and relates to others.  ASD is …
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Forms, documents and further resources

| Updated 26 Aug 2025

Forms and documents Referral form for external referrals Parental questionnaire Teacher observation questionnaire (children under 5 years old) Teacher observation questionnaire (children over 5 years old) Further resources Further information: ADHD, ASD (PDF) Support for patients, parents and families: ADHD, ASD Partners: Wandsworth Autism Advisory Service (WAAS) Special Educational Need or Disability (SEND): Wandsworth Offer Paediatric …
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Information for parents and carers

| Updated 26 Aug 2025

What to expect when your child has been referred? Preparing for the assessment – A social story Closer to the time of the assessment, you may find it helpful to give your child some information about the assessment. We have provided further information on preparing your child for the assessment …
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Pain Management Programme Graduates

| Updated 11 Aug 2025

When you have completed a Pain Management Programme and 2  Pain Management Programme Follow-up sessions we will discharge you from the service….BUT….we know that you will be continuing to work on coping with your pain. As a “graduate” from our Pain Management Programme, you are welcome to contact the team for …
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Pain Management Programme Follow-up sessions

| Updated 11 Aug 2025

Once you have completed a Pain Management Programme we invite you back for 2 follow-up appointments to help you continue to make improvement in how you management your pain. We aim to give you dates for your follow-up appointments when we book your Pain Management Programme dates. One month follow-up This …
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Pain Management Programme timetable

| Updated 11 Aug 2025

The timetable for the Pain Management Programme is shown below The Pain Management Programme is a group based course.   All of the sessions are held in a group apart from the 1:1 review sessions at the end of each week. It runs for three weeks with sessions 3 days a …
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The Fetal Monitoring Group at St George’s University Hospital

| Updated 11 Aug 2025

The Fetal Monitoring Group at St George’s is a team of obstetricians, midwives, and educators improving intrapartum care through a more holistic, physiologically informed approach to fetal monitoring.  Rather than relying on pattern recognition alone, we train clinicians to interpret CTGs through the lens of fetal and maternal physiology, helping …
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Wolfson Outpatient Cognitive Rehabilitation Services (WOCRS)

| Updated 10 Jun 2025

WOCRS is a tier 4 specialised service with a single point of access for all assessment and treatment programmes. Assessment for suitability is funded by NHSE but any subsequent recommended treatment programme is funded by the patient’s local clinical commissioning group (CCG). Patients triaged as suitable will be invited to …
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Social Communication Difficulties Service (including Autism)

| Updated 26 Aug 2025

Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterised by difficulties with social communication, interacting with others and restrictive and repetitive behaviour and/or interests. This is sometimes called ‘the dyad of impairments’. Although it may sometimes feel that the assessment focuses on difficulties, we will certainly also be looking for children’s strengths and recognise that …
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