Private ADHD and autism assessment in Glasgow

Psychiatric ADHD and autism assessment for Glasgow adults

Caledonian Psychiatry provides private adult ADHD and autism assessment across Scotland’s largest city and the whole of NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde — from the West End and the Southside out to Paisley, Renfrewshire, East Kilbride and Clydebank. The practice is led by Dr David Crocker, MRCPsych, a GMC-registered psychiatrist with long-standing experience in adult neurodevelopmental conditions, and holds Healthcare Improvement Scotland registration (reg. 03427) as an independent medical agency.

Every assessment takes place over secure video, which removes the need for a trip into the city centre, a search for parking off Sauchiehall Street, or a sit in a waiting room. Glasgow patients join from home, from work, or from wherever else suits them best. What carries over unchanged from an in-person consultation is the doctor, the structured NICE-aligned process, and the depth of the written report produced at the end. Whether the patient is studying at the University of Glasgow, Strathclyde or Glasgow Caledonian, working in the city centre, or based further out across the west of Scotland, the route into assessment stays the same.

The NHS picture in Glasgow

NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde is Scotland’s largest health board, serving the biggest population of any board in the country. That scale means the absolute demand for adult ADHD and autism assessment is very high, and waiting times for the NHS pathway are correspondingly long. Glasgow’s large student and young-professional population — many seeking assessment for the first time as adults — adds further pressure to a service already stretched. For many Glaswegians, the NHS route involves a wait measured in years rather than months.

Scotland-wide, the scale of the backlog is stark: around 23,300 adults were waiting for an ADHD or autism assessment as of March 2025, with a median adult wait of approximately 76 weeks (Scottish Parliament, 2025) — and Greater Glasgow & Clyde’s own queue sits within that national total given the size of the board. The NHS ADHD and autism waiting times across Scotland page sets out how individual boards compare, and why Right to Choose doesn’t apply in Scotland explains a route that works differently south of the border.

Glasgow patients who choose the private route with Caledonian Psychiatry are usually seen within a few weeks of first getting in touch, with no GP referral needed beforehand.

What the assessment involves

Structurally, the process follows NICE guideline NG87 and runs across two 60-minute video appointments. Within those sessions, Dr Crocker builds a detailed developmental and clinical history, applies validated diagnostic rating scales, and, wherever it can practically be arranged, draws on collateral information from people who know the patient well, so the conclusions rest on a broad evidence base rather than a single conversation. Once the assessment is complete, a full written report follows, setting out the reasoning behind the diagnosis and the recommendations that go with it. The full ADHD assessment page breaks down exactly what each appointment covers, and Glasgow patients weighing up providers across the west of Scotland may also find it useful to read how Dr Crocker approaches assessment before booking.

Autism assessment in Glasgow

Caledonian Psychiatry also carries out private adult autism assessment for people across Glasgow and the wider west of Scotland. It is common for someone who first gets in touch about ADHD to recognise autistic traits in themselves as well — the two conditions overlap often enough that Dr Crocker assesses for both, so there is no need to work out in advance which one fits before enquiring. Many Glasgow adults in this position have managed well through school, university or work for years, and only begin to ask questions once things become harder to sustain later in life. The autism pathway mirrors the ADHD one in rigour: a structured, NICE-aligned process built on a detailed developmental history and validated assessment tools, ending in the same standard of written report.

Where it is unclear whether ADHD, autism, or a mix of both best explains someone’s experience, the combined ADHD and autism assessment looks at both within one pathway rather than requiring a choice upfront. Further detail sits on the autism assessment page and on private autism assessment in Scotland.

What it costs

For Glasgow patients budgeting ahead: an ADHD assessment runs across two 60-minute sessions and costs £800 in total. Every other charge, from prescriptions to follow-up appointments, is listed in full on the fee schedule page.

Where autism is also on the patient’s mind, the combined ADHD and autism assessment covers three 60-minute sessions for £1,300, while a standalone autism assessment alone costs £800. Given how often both are raised together by Glasgow enquirers, the combined route tends to be the more efficient choice when both are genuinely in question.

After a diagnosis — treatment and shared care

A confirmed ADHD diagnosis opens up medication as one option among several. Where a prescription is started, dose titration is managed through dedicated review appointments, held by video so that Glasgow students and shift workers can fit a check-in around lectures or a rota rather than a commute. Whether an NHS GP ultimately takes over prescribing is down to the individual practice — Scotland, unlike parts of England, has no national policy obliging GPs to accept shared care. What the practice can control is the quality of the paperwork: Dr Crocker’s reports follow NICE and RCPsych standards and set out the diagnostic reasoning plainly enough for a GP to reach a confident shared-care decision. The shared care with your GP page covers how that conversation typically unfolds.

Seen across Glasgow and the west of Scotland by secure video

There is no clinic to travel to, no city-centre parking to hunt for, and no waiting room to sit in. Appointments run over a secure, NHS-grade encrypted video platform, and Glasgow patients join from wherever suits them best — a flat in the West End, a student room in the Southside, or a quiet space at home in Paisley or East Kilbride. Slots are available right through the working week, including early mornings and Fridays, to fit around Glasgow’s working and study patterns. To get started, use the details below to reach the team — every enquiry receives a reply within 48 hours.