Individual assessment, diagnosis, SEN plans and therapy for children and young adults

We provide comprehensive neurodevelopmental assessments, diagnoses & therapy for autism, ADHD, speech and language and learning; achieving excellent outcomes guided by a personal plan following NICE Guidelines & SEN law (two to twenty-five years of age)

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Welcome to the Roundway Centre

Roundway Centre is a multidisciplinary team of speech and language therapists, education consultants and educational psychologists who are all experts in their fields with over 20 years of experience. The team liaises with outside professionals, including paediatricians, psychiatrists and occupational therapists.

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How we help

We support children, adolescents and young adults (2-25 years)

We take a holistic approach to supporting children, adolescents, and young adults, combining specialist expertise with warmth, understanding, and collaboration. Every plan is unique, just like the young people we support.

Expertise

We apply our specialist knowledge and experience to deliver thoughtful, informed assessments and support.

Individuality

We recognise and respond to each person’s unique profile, adapting our approach to fit their strengths and goals.

Empowerment

We help young people and families build confidence, communicate their needs, and take an active role in shaping their future.

Support

We work collaboratively with families, schools, and professionals to provide consistent, practical support.

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Our Services

For Families

The Assessments

We provide autism, social communication, speech and language, ADHD and cognitive assessments, diagnostic reports, individual therapy and education support plans.

Autism / ADHD Diagnosis

Our diagnostic assessments and reports follow the NICE guidelines (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) and pioneering research using international standard instruments.

Guidance for a young person

Everyone has an individual profile, and the assessment is a way of understanding the person’s strengths and needs to better understand and support them.

Video Assessments

Advanced video analysis has improved the accuracy of assessments, contributing to an individual profile, diagnosis, personal plan and intervention.

Therapy

The therapist helps children and young people with a range of social-emotional, communication, interaction, and learning needs.

Medico-Legal Assessments & Reports

We provide expert independent medico-legal assessments and reports that adhere to the NICE guidelines.

Our Services

For Schools

Support for Schools

We help schools deliver early support and reasonable adjustment and gain evidence to complete the APDR (Assess Plan Do Review) framework to contribute to the individual child profile.

Special Educational Services

We provide expert support to schools in meeting the needs of children and young people with specialist educational needs (SEN).

PACT

PACT works to understand, nurture and respond positively to the development and communication needs of neurodivergent and autistic children.

The principles of our approaches are natural and easy to embed into daily life to make changes to foster the best supportive environment. ‘Less is more’ is a key principle of individualised intervention.

We’re also extremely grateful to Darren and Lisa McHugh, who generously donated the free use of the Roundway Centre therapy room as their contribution to helping children and families who seek professional support from Roundway Centre

Dr Catherine Aldred

Founder of Roundway Centre

How we’ve helped families

Testimonials

Very impressed

I was very impressed by our therapist and felt she understood my son’s needs and would be able to provide the assistance and guidance we require. Parent, January 2026.

Making progress

The initial meeting has made us feel like we are making progress in helping our daughter. Parent, December 2025.

Highly recommended.

The therapist was very knowledgeable and friendly and made me feel at ease. Highly recommended. Parent, October 2025.

Helen was really knowledgeable, listened carefully and answered all questions with detail

Helen was really knowledgeable, listened carefully and answered all questions with detail. Everything was answered and communicated properly. Looking forward to full assessment and therapy sessions for our son. Parent, June 2025.

We feel so privileged

We feel so privileged to have had the opportunity to work with Catherine Aldred this year. The assessment process was conducted with the perfect balance of professionalism and empathy. The assessments, the quality of the report produced and the level of detail contained within far surpassed our hopes and we look forward to working with Catherine and the Roundway Centre in the future. Parent, May 2025.

Helen had exactly the experience, knowledge and point of view I needed

Helen had exactly the experience, knowledge and point of view I needed to clarify my perceptions and challenge my misconceptions. Parent, April 2025.

We’ve had a really good experience from you and the Roundway centre

We’ve had a really good experience from you and the Roundway centre, we’ve learned so much more about our son and how we can support him. We’ve sent this report as part of his EHCP application and we hope to get him some additional support in school for when he moves to Y1 in September. Parent, February 2025.

We are so grateful for your time and our great session today.

We are so grateful for your time and our great session today. I have to say that your assessment and your work ethics were incredible. We felt at ease during the whole process and didn’t really realise that 2 hours had passed just like that. We are delighted that our son felt at ease as well and he managed to go through the whole process, keeping up at his own pace. Parent, Feb 2025

Our first meeting with Denise Anthony felt like a break through.

Our first meeting with Denise Anthony felt like a break through after months of struggles. It was a revelation to find somebody who understood what were going through. It feels like we are now at the start of a pathway which will help our son find his way and help us support him going forward. Parent February 2025

As a family, we felt stuck on long NHS waiting lists for professional appointments.

As a family, we felt stuck on long NHS waiting lists for professional appointments and were frequently told that the services we desperately needed for our son, were overwhelmed. We were struggling to get answers about our son’s needs and the support he needed so when we found The Roundway Centre, it felt like gold dust. The centre has supported us as a family to understand our child’s needs in a thoughtful and caring way. The detailed report we received after his assessment will be important for us to get the early intervention and support he needs. I can’t recommend The Roundway Centre enough, it’s the best money we’ve spent. Parent

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