The Neurodiversity Hub

About

The Neurodiversity Hub is a new service. It supports families and children who are neurodivergent or who have social communication differences, to work together with professionals to problem solve issues that are affecting them. It is based on needs and not a diagnosis.

What we do

The Neurodiversity Hub is a multi-agency screening, signposting, and support service. 

Who is in our team?

  • Speech and language therapist
  • Paediatric neurodevelopment nurse
  • Neurodiversity liaison nurse
  • Specialist teacher
  • Local mental health practitioner
  • Team lead for the Rochdale Autism and ADHD service (RAASS)

We accept requests for help for children and young people under 19 years of age who live in Heywood, Middleton, and Rochdale. You do not need a formal diagnosis to access support from The Neurodiversity Hub. 

Where appropriate, we will work with families and services to gain the evidence required to move forward with referrals for autism/ADHD assessments.

For school age children (aged 5 years and above) the Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) will continue to carry out the initial and diagnostic assessment. For early years children (under the age of 5 years) the Community Paediatric Service will carry out the initial assessment and the Autism Assessment Team will carry out the diagnostic assessment.

Families and professionals can still send information to CAMHS requesting an autism assessment. However, families may be signposted to the hub if they do not feel the request is appropriate at that time.

How to refer

You can self-refer or be referred by a professional. 

See referral forms and information on the Northern Care Alliance website

Who to contact
Telephone
0161 206 0606 0161 206 0606
E-mail
hmr-ndhub@nca.nhs.uk
Website(s)

Where to go
Address
Number One Riverside
Smith Street
Rochdale
Postcode

OL16 1XU

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