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ADHD
Autism
AuDHD
It's not just about a label
People come to us for different reasons. Some need practical access to support. Others need to finally understand why life has felt so hard. All of them deserve both.
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Workplace adjustments and Access to Work
A formal diagnosis gives you legal standing to request reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act. It also unlocks the government's Access to Work scheme - funding for coaching, equipment, and support that can transform your working life.
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Access to medication
For ADHD, medication can be life-changing - but you can't access it without a formal assessment. We offer a clear pathway from diagnosis through to prescribing, with a consultant psychiatrist who can initiate and manage medication.
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Disabled Students' Allowance
If you're studying, a diagnosis gives you access to DSA: funding for specialist mentoring, assistive technology, and exam adjustments. It can be the difference between struggling in silence and actually thriving at university.
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Better relationships and communication
When you understand your sensory needs, your communication style, and why certain situations overwhelm you, your relationships change. Partners, family, and friends finally have a framework to understand what you need.
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Self-understanding and identity
Why has everything always felt harder? Why do you mask, crash, and burn out in cycles? A diagnosis can reframe decades of experiences, not as personal failure, but as a brain that works differently in a world that wasn't designed for it.
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A clearer path for your child
If your child is struggling at school, socially, or at home, a diagnosis can unlock the support they need. It gives schools a framework for reasonable adjustments, strengthens EHCP applications, and helps local authorities understand what your child actually requires, not just what's easiest to provide. e.
You get an answer. Then you're on your own
From years of working with hundreds of neurodivergent individuals, it is clear that the current system is broken. You wait years for a diagnosis. You finally get it. And then… nothing. No one explains what it means for your relationship, your career, your sense of self. No one helps you tell your partner, or your boss, or your children.
What we're aiming to solve
The problem with most clinics
❌ Checklist assessments that miss who you are
Traditional tools were designed around hyperactive children. Women, people of colour, and anyone who's learned to mask can go decades without being recognised, or receive a diagnosis that doesn't reflect their full experience.
❌ A report, and nothing else
Most clinics hand you a PDF and close your file. No guidance on how to talk to your employer. No help navigating medication. No support for the identity shift that often follows. You leave with answers but no direction.
❌ Private diagnoses that aren't accepted
Some private assessments aren't NICE-aligned or use non-standard processes, meaning the NHS, employers, schools, or universities won't recognise them. You pay over a thousand pounds and still can't access the support you need.
Our Solution (because there's a huge gap we need to fill)
Right now in the UK, you can get a private ADHD or autism assessment. And separately, you might find a therapist or a coach. But there is no single place that brings clinical diagnosis, post-diagnostic coaching, and ongoing navigation together under one roof.
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Clarity through a clinical diagnosis
Our clinician, Samuel, confirms whether you or your child is neurodivergent. You will then receive a report. This is clinical and necessary, but it only informs you of the diagnosis.
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Understanding through coaching
Not therapy. Not fixing. A space to understand how your diagnosis connects to your lived experience - your work, your relationships, your energy, your identity. Where are you now? What do you need?
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Navigation through tailored resources & programmes
Practical support to act on what you've learned: workplace adjustments, medication, routines, disclosure, benefit applications, relationship conversations, school adjustments, EHCP support. Real life, not theory.
Built for people the system wasn't designed for
We're not here to fix you. We're here to help you understand how your brain works, and build a life around it, not against it.
Removing the 'scary'
Clinical assessments don't have to feel clinical. We explain every step before it happens. There are no surprises, no cold waiting rooms, no feeling like you're being examined. You're having a conversation with someone who wants to understand you.
Being heard - properly
So many people tell us they've spent their whole life feeling unseen. Our process is built to listen: to your experience, your masking, your culture, your history. Diagnostic criteria weren't designed for everyone, our process is.
Holistic, not checklist
We look beyond scores to understand how your nervous system interacts with your environment, your relationships, and your life stage. Your story matters as much as any clinical measure.
Coaching as the bridge
After diagnosis, you don't need to be "treated." You need to understand what this means for your life and how to navigate it. That's coaching: practical, forward-looking, grounded in your reality.
A note from Tanya, Founder
"We're building the UK's first full-support neurodiversity centre. That's exciting, and it also means we're figuring out how to make it the only and the best."
— Tanya Bright, MSc Neuroscience
I'd love your help. Join the list, tell us what you need, come to our webinar, give us feedback. The people who join now will help us build something that truly serves the community, not just another clinic that takes your money and closes your file.
Meet the people behind the process
We're family - literally. A clinical psychologist and a neurodiversity coach who are also cousins, combining clinical expertise with neuroscience, a decade of coaching and lived experience to build something neither could do alone. We work with external psychiatrists and specialist clinicians from Samuel's professional network to ensure we can support the full pathway, from diagnosis through to medication management and complex presentations. Our clinical team grows as we do.
Dr Samuel Landau
DClinPsy · NHS-trained · Founder of SEE
Samuel is Tanya's cousin, and the reason The Bright Centre has clinical teeth. A clinical psychologist who has worked across the NHS and in private practice, Samuel runs his own consultancy but joined The Bright Centre because he shares Tanya's frustration: not enough people being assessed in the first place, plus the years-long wait.
Tanya Bright MSc
Founder · Neurodiversity Expert & Coach
Tanya has spent years working with hundreds of neurodivergent individuals navigating life through the diagnosis process: the identity shifts, school advocating, the relationship recalibrations, the grief and the relief. She's the reason The Bright Centre exists: because she kept seeing people get diagnosed (overlooked or misdiagnosed) and then be left completely on their own.
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Pricing in line with reputable UK providers.
Full details shared before you book. We're exploring staged payment options - cost shouldn't become another barrier to understanding yourself.
£800 – £1,500
ADHD Assessment
A thorough, NICE-aligned ADHD assessment with a comprehensive diagnostic report designed for your GP, employer, and university.
£1,800 – £2,800
Autism Assessment
A comprehensive autism assessment using gold-standard ADOS-2 tools, adapted for secure remote delivery. MDT consultation available for complex presentations.
£2,400 – £3,000
Combined Autism + ADHD
A thorough combined assessment exploring both ADHD and autism together, so you get the full picture in one integrated process.
All assessments available remotely · Coaching and navigation packages available alongside or after · Staged payment options being explored
Clinical credibility you can trust
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HCPC registered
Led by a registered clinical psychologist with specialist neurodevelopmental expertise.
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NICE aligned
Reports designed for GPs, SENCOs, and EHCP panels, not just filed away.
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Data protected
UK GDPR compliant. Health data handled with specialist care. Never shared with third parties.
"What if I go through this and I'm not neurodivergent?"
This is one of the most common fears people have. And it's completely understandable. Here's what we want you to know: whatever the outcome, the process is valuable, and you aren't alone.
If you are diagnosed, you'll leave with clarity, validation, and a concrete support plan. If you're not, you'll leave with a deeper understanding of how your brain works and what might be going on instead, because your struggles are real either way, and they deserve proper attention.
Either way, we don't close your file and walk away. We're building partnerships with trusted organisations across mental health, wellbeing, and professional support so that whatever you need next, whether that's therapy, coaching, career guidance, or something else entirely, we can help point you in the right direction. No one leaves The Bright Centre without a next step.
A good assessment doesn't just tell you what you have. It helps you understand yourself. That's what we're here for.
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What changes in 4 weeks
"I can't tell if it's me or the job"
"I know exactly what's mine and what's the environment"
"Every option feels equally risky"
"I've ranked my options by what actually matters"
"I should be coping better"
"I understand why this has been hard"
"If I don't decide soon, something will break"
"I have a timeline and a plan"
"What if I make the wrong choice?"
"I know what I'm doing and why it's defensible"
Questions you may have
Our assessments are NICE-aligned and led by Samuel - HCPC-registered clinical psychologist, which means they meet the standards the NHS requires. Most GPs will accept them, and we provide you with a comprehensive report specifically designed to be shared with your GP. We can also help you navigate any pushback, including guidance on Right to Choose and Shared Care Agreements.
Right to Choose is an NHS pathway that allows you to request a private assessment funded by the NHS. Whether TBC will be a Right to Choose provider depends on local NHS agreements which are still being established. Join the waitlist and we'll update you as soon as this is confirmed. In the meantime, you can self-fund directly.
All our assessments are available remotely via secure video call, which is particularly important for people who find clinical environments overwhelming, who are in burnout, or who have travel limitations. For autism assessments, we send a sealed materials kit to your home in advance. You'll be in your own space, which many people find actually produces a more authentic assessment than a clinical setting where masking kicks in.
Yes - for individuals, we work with psychiatrists from Samuel's clinical network who can initiate and manage ADHD medication. This means you have a clear pathway from diagnosis through to prescribing, with support from your GP via a Shared Care Agreement. Medication prescribing for children is not yet available, but we're working to add this to our service.
Our autism assessments use the ADOS-2 (Module 4), the gold-standard diagnostic tool, adapted for secure remote delivery. We send you a sealed materials kit in advance, then conduct the assessment via video call with a high-quality camera setup that captures facial expressions, gestures, and tabletop activities. For straightforward presentations, Samuel can complete the full assessment independently. For complex or diagnostically uncertain cases, he draws on MDT consultation to ensure the assessment is thorough and defensible.
Yes, we offer assessments for children aged 5 and above. Our reports are specifically designed for schools, SENCOs, local authorities, and EHCP applications — giving your child's support network the clinical evidence they need to put the right adjustments in place. Book a free introductory call to discuss your child's needs and we'll guide you through the process.
Yes. Neurodivergent conditions are recognised as disabilities under the Equality Act, even if you don't personally identify as disabled. A formal diagnosis can support applications for PIP, ESA, and other benefits by providing clinical evidence of how your condition affects your daily life.
We're working on staged payment options specifically because we know cost is a barrier, and it shouldn't be another source of shame. We'll share pricing details and payment plan options before you commit to anything. Joining the list is completely free and doesn't commit you to booking.
No. Joining the list means you'll receive a pre-assessment guide, a webinar invitation, and priority booking links when slots open. You can unsubscribe at any time. No payment is taken and no clinical information is collected until you actively choose to book an assessment.
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