A new clinic offering timely assessment, diagnosis and tailored support plans for neurodivergent children, adults and families is opening in Uddingston, Lanarkshire.
The NeuroPathways Clinic, launched by the specialist organisation Health is One, is designed to provide earlier identification, faster access to assessments and more joined-up support.
It comes amid growing concerns about long NHS waiting times and fragmented care for people seeking assessments and the lack of post-diagnosis support.
The clinic will offer NICE compliant assessments, diagnosis and post-diagnostic support for neurodevelopmental conditions such as autism spectrum disorder and ADHD and is expanding its services in response to growing demand following the successful opening of its Welsh clinic last year.
What sets it apart, according to its founders, is its focus on adopting a whole-system model of care for people, with support plans co-ordinated across home, school or work, health and community settings.
Emma Davies, Director at Health is One, said: “Our focus is on what really matters day to day, helping people understand their needs and making sure the places around them know how to support them. A diagnosis can be helpful, but it’s the right understanding and the right adjustments that change lives.
Families often face long waits and disconnected services that don’t reflect the realities they’re living with. At Health is One, we’re changing that by creating pathways that recognise each person’s practical, emotional, and social needs.
“Working in partnership with families, schools, workplaces, and local services, our NeuroPathways clinic will help build integrated support plans that are practical, inclusive, and responsive at every stage of a person’s journey, we help create the conditions for individuals to thrive – not just cope.”
The launch forms part of a broader initiative by Health is One to transform how mental health and neurodiversity support is accessed and delivered.
The organisation is showing how support can move away from traditional, siloed care models towards a fully integrated wraparound service that is personalised to real-life needs.
“Before we self-referred for support, we were at breaking point,” says Jenny, a parent from Moray whose 10-year-old autistic son has been supported by Health is One. “He was feeling overwhelmed and having frequent meltdowns in school as there wasn’t an outlet for him to self-regulate his emotions.”
“We knew we couldn’t wait months or even years for help, so finding somewhere that could see us quickly made all the difference. The support we received through Health is One changed everything.
“It helped my son understand his emotions, recognise his triggers, and gave us the tools to support him through particularly intense reactions. For the first time, he began to feel in control of his feelings rather than frightened by them.”
Alongside emotion coaching and newly devised coping strategies, simple but effective changes were made within the school environment to help Jenny’s son self-regulate and feel safe.
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“We worked with the school to set-up a quiet corner in the classroom that he could take himself to for a reset if he was starting to feel overwhelmed and ensured he had sensory cushions and movement bands to help him regulate.
“The progress he has made has been incredible. So much so, he was recently able to attend a residential school trip – something we never thought would have been possible before we accessed professional support.”
The NeuroPathways Clinic is now open for referrals and people can arrange a free, discovery call by visiting the website.
