A strengths-led profile of how things work for you

Autism Strengths, Needs & Support Profile

Understanding strengths, needs and adjustments

Many autistic adults receive a diagnosis but are then left without meaningful support to understand what it means in everyday life.

This service is designed for people who already have an autism diagnosis and want help translating that diagnosis into a clear, practical understanding of their strengths, needs, differences and support requirements — particularly when navigating work, education, healthcare or other systems.

Rather than reassessing whether you are autistic, this work focuses on how autism shows up for you, in your life, and what supports make a difference.

What this service offers

The Autism Strengths, Needs & Support Profile provides a structured, neuro-affirming way to explore:

• how autistic differences affect day-to-day functioning and wellbeing
  
• strengths, interests and protective factors
  
• sensory, cognitive, emotional and relational needs
  
• the impact of environments, expectations and systems
  
• practical adjustments and accommodations that support sustainability
  

The work is collaborative and paced, grounded in your lived experience rather than deficit-based assumptions.

Where helpful, this process can result in a clear written profile that translates your experiences into language that can be understood by workplaces, education providers or healthcare services.

Why this kind of support matters

UK guidance consistently highlights that autism diagnosis should not be an endpoint. National standards emphasise the importance of post-diagnostic understanding, individualised support, and identification of reasonable adjustments.

In practice, however, many adults — particularly those identified later in life — report being diagnosed and discharged with little opportunity to make sense of what the diagnosis means for their identity, wellbeing or everyday life.

This service reflects principles set out in national guidance from bodies such as NICE and the National Autistic Society, while responding to a well-recognised gap in provision.

It draws on formulation-based approaches used within some NHS secondary care settings, adapted here into an accessible private practice context.

How this is different from diagnosis, therapy, or post-diagnostic support

This service does not provide a diagnosis and does not reassess diagnostic criteria.

Instead, it offers a focused piece of psychological work that supports clear understanding and communication of strengths and support needs.

The emphasis is on:

• understanding how your strengths and needs show up across different contexts
  
• identifying the conditions and adjustments that help you function sustainably
  
• translating this understanding into a clear written profile that can be used within systems such as workplaces, education, or healthcare
  

Unlike post-diagnostic support, this work is not primarily therapeutic and does not directly focus on emotional processing, identity work, or ongoing adjustment support (though these may follow later).

Some people use this as a standalone piece of work to support conversations about reasonable adjustments, access needs, or care planning.

Others use it alongside, before, or after diagnosis or therapy, as a way of grounding those processes in a shared, practical understanding.

Who this service is for

This service may be helpful if you:

• already have an autism diagnosis
  
• feel unclear how that diagnosis relates to your lived experience
  
• struggle to explain your needs to employers or services
  
• are seeking reasonable adjustments or accommodations
  
• want a strengths-based understanding rather than a medicalised narrative
  

If you’re unsure whether this is the right fit, you’re welcome to get in touch to talk it through.

Fees for this service

Strengths & Needs Profile — £600

This includes:

• Two extended sessions (typically 90 minutes each), focused on understanding strengths, support needs, and how these show up across different contexts
  
• A clear written strengths and needs profile, bringing together the work in a form that can be shared with workplaces, education providers, or healthcare services if helpful
  

The sessions are collaborative and paced, allowing time to explore patterns, context, and what supports sustainability. The written profile is developed from this shared understanding rather than from checklists or diagnostic criteria.

This work can be used as a standalone piece of support, or alongside diagnosis, therapy, or post-identification work.