Solihull Autism Assessment Service

21/10/2025

CALLING LOCAL ARTISTS!🎨

We are excited to be opening our new clinic space in Solihull shortly and would love to celebrate the creativity within our community. If you or a family member are an artist and have completed artwork you would like to showcase, we would be delighted to hear from you. We are particularly looking for pieces with a therapeutic or mindful theme that are finished, ready to hang and would help us create a calming, inspiring environment.
This is a wonderful opportunity to share your work in a public space and contribute to making our clinic warm and welcoming for everyone who visits.

To get involved please message us or email us at hello@autismassessmenthub.co.uk

30/07/2025

This may be helpful for some of our families. Respond UK are a charitable organisation who support autistic people and people with learning disabilities who have experienced trauma.

🎨 We're re-running our FREE online art therapy workshop for family members of autistic survivors of trauma (please note corrected email address in flyer).

Join us on 12th August, 2:00-3:30pm, in a gentle creative space to explore healing and connection through art.

Places are limited so booking is essential. To book your free place contact ruth.breckell@respond.org.uk

23/05/2025

Our founders Dr Zoe McGovern and Dr Jess Donohoe will be leading this community session with Autism Assessment Hub, bringing their clinical insight and passion for practice to a wider audience.

It’s open to all and designed to be relaxed, informative and genuinely helpful for anyone wanting to better understand and .

If you’re nearby, we’d love for you to join. Details below.

Something powerful happens when communities come together to learn.

After one of our recent webinars, an attendee reached out and asked if we’d bring the session to their local area so more people could benefit. We said yes, of course.

Join us on 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟬 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟭𝟬:𝟯𝟬𝗮𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝟭𝟮:𝟬𝟬𝗽𝗺 for a relaxed and welcoming session with our Clinical Directors Dr Zoe McGovern and Dr Jess Donohoe.

We’ll be covering key information around and with time for questions and conversation.

𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲. If you’d like to come along, just drop us a message so we can plan for numbers.

Palfrey Park Friends Group

21/05/2025

30/04/2025

Another brilliant session from Dr Zoe McGovern and Dr Jessica Donohoe, co-founders of Solihull Autism Assessment Service and now Clinical Directors at Autism Assessment Hub.

This PDA-focused webinar offered thoughtful, practical insight rooted in lived experience and neuroaffirming practice. We're proud to see their continued impact in supporting families, educators and professionals across the UK.

Head to Autism Assessment Hub Hub to find out more about their upcoming sessions.

Monday night’s PDA webinar brought together a thoughtful community of parents, carers, educators and professionals, all committed to understanding and supporting autistic individuals who may present with a PDA profile.

Led by our 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀, 𝗗𝗿 𝗭𝗼𝗲 𝗠𝗰𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗿 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗵𝗼𝗲,we explored 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘗𝘋𝘈 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘧𝘶𝘭, 𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘴.

Thank you to everyone who joined us, shared insights, or simply took time to listen. The chat showed just how much curiosity and care exists in this space.

If you missed it, our next free session is 𝗡𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗡𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲, 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟯𝗿𝗱 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲. You’re warmly invited.

𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿: [https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/neuroaffirmative-support-for-neurodivergent-young-people-tickets-1232833771999?aff=oddtdtcreator]

24/04/2025

Proud to see our founders, Dr. Zoe McGovern and Dr. Jessica Donohoe, continuing to lead important, neuroaffirming conversations through Autism Assessment Hub.

If you’re part of the Solihull Autism Assessment Service community, we’d love for you to sign up and share with others who might find this session helpful.

Join us for a free, remote session to understand PDA in autistic individuals

09/04/2025

📢 Teen Autism Confident – Free 8-Week Program! 🌟

Our Teen Autism Confident course is a free 8-week program designed to help autistic teenagers (13+) build confidence, understand autism, and develop useful strategies in a small, supportive group setting.

💡 What’s included?
✅ One-to-one introductory meeting
✅ 6 group sessions (1.5 hours each)
✅ Online feedback & games session
✅ Topics like understanding autism, social communication, anxiety, self-esteem & more!

📍 Who can join?
✔️ Autistic teens (13+)
✔️ Living in Birmingham or Solihull
✔️ Able to attend weekly sessions

Sessions are available both online and in person, with courses running until January 2026. Dates will be confirmed soon!

📩 Interested? Sign up here: https://forms.office.com/e/N1kTm92E2N

04/04/2025

We attended this group yesterday to discuss masking in neurodivergence and we were blown away by what a wonderful group and source of support this is for neurodivergent women. Please share this poster with anybody who you think would benefit from attending a group like this. It is sensitively run, respectful and honours each individual’s contribution and experience 💙🌻

21/03/2025

Autism in Women Q&A Event: The masking phenomenon in Autistic Women! Hosted by Autism & ADHD Assessment Hub
Thursday 3rd April at 9.30- 11.30 am at the “The Sanctuary” Birmingham

19/03/2025

17/03/2025

𝗡𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱: 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
Neurodiversity isn't just something to acknowledge, it’s something to understand, celebrate, and advocate for. Neurodiversity Celebration Week 2025 is here, with powerful discussions on neuroinclusion in workplaces, education, intersectionality, late diagnosis, and systemic change.

Huge thanks to all the incredible speakers making this week possible. Your insights are invaluable!

All events are completely free and open to everyone. Whether you're neurodivergent, a parent, an educator, or just keen to learn, there's something for you.

Explore their full schedule and register for free here: https://www.neurodiversityweek.com/events