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# Roundway Centre

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## Posts
- [Roundway Centre is Moving Home!](https://roundwaycentre.org.uk/roundway-centre-is-moving-home/): The Roundway Centre is moving home – but we’re not going far! Our new premises are in Flynn House, Bramhall.
- [PACT Therapy](https://roundwaycentre.org.uk/pact-therapy/): The Paediatric Autism Communication Therapy (PACT) is a relatively low intensity, evidence-based, intervention.
- [Centre Opening Soon!](https://roundwaycentre.org.uk/centre-opening-soon/): Many families have found the online video conference appointments more convenient as there is no need to travel and many of our assessments are already adapted to online delivery.
- [Get the most out of your day at home and school](https://roundwaycentre.org.uk/get-the-most-out-of-your-day-at-home-and-school/): We use positive individual strategies to enable the best interaction, relationships and reduce secondary stress and anxiety; to improve quality of life for the individual person, their family and their interactions with others in their life.
- [Looking for help is a sign of strength](https://roundwaycentre.org.uk/looking-for-help-is-sign-of-strength/): Individual treatment is often termed 'therapy' and is meant to help people with their social communication issues, which can vary in range, from and severity.

## Pages
- [Cookie Policy](https://roundwaycentre.org.uk/cookie-policy-2/): This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are and how we use them, the types of cookies we use i.e, the information we collect using cookies and how that information is used, and how to manage the cookie settings.
- [Site Map](https://roundwaycentre.org.uk/site-map/): Review the full terms of use for Roundway Centre’s website, including user responsibilities, intellectual property rights, acceptable usage, and complaint procedures.
- [Book A One-Hour Initial Consultation](https://roundwaycentre.org.uk/book-consultation/): Please book a 1-hour online initial consultation for all services by selecting and clicking the link below and also completing the registration form.
- [Guidance For Your Child’s Assessment](https://roundwaycentre.org.uk/resources/guidance-for-your-child/): The Roundway Centre’s guidance page explains how assessments help young people feel understood and supported. It outlines what to expect during the process and how the results can shape personalised strategies.
- [Invoice Terms and Conditions](https://roundwaycentre.org.uk/invoice-terms-and-conditions/): Clear guidance on Roundway Centre’s service fees, payment timelines, cancellation policy, and refund terms. Learn how invoicing works and what to expect if payments are delayed.
- [Feedback Form](https://roundwaycentre.org.uk/resources/feedback-form/): Your feedback helps us grow and support families even better. At Roundway Centre, every voice matters. Whether it's celebrating progress, praising a therapist, or sharing ideas for improvement, your thoughts help us provide the best care possible. Every comment is valued and appreciated!
- [Frequently Asked Questions](https://roundwaycentre.org.uk/resources/frequently-asked-questions/): Explore Roundway Centre's autism assessment FAQs, including teleconference options, video-based observations, and NICE-compliant diagnostic methods. Find out how tailored reports and follow-up planning support children's needs across home, school, and EHCP applications.
- [Registration Form](https://roundwaycentre.org.uk/resources/registration-form/): You can arrange a Roundway Centre consultation by completing and submitting the registration form.
- [Fees](https://roundwaycentre.org.uk/about/fees/): We offer a choice of fees reflecting the therapist's expertise and qualifications. Please enquire about individual quotations. You may be eligible for the Disability Living Allowance to help fund additional needs for your child, or you may be able to get help with funding on one of these sites: turn2us.org.uk or disability-grants.org.
- [Resources](https://roundwaycentre.org.uk/resources/): We help people connect with organisations and local services to receive the best available support. If your child's or young person’s needs lie in social communication and language, we provide links to help support and resources.
- [Information for your visit](https://roundwaycentre.org.uk/resources/information-for-your-visit/): Plan your visit to Roundway Centre with practical guidance on directions, parking, accessibility, and what to bring. Learn how to prepare your child, what to expect during the appointment, and how to reschedule if needed.
- [Meet The Team](https://roundwaycentre.org.uk/about/meet-the-team/)
- [Assessments, Diagnosis & Education Support](https://roundwaycentre.org.uk/assessments-diagnosis-education-support/): At the Roundway Centre, we provide expert diagnostic and assessment services for children and young people with autism, ADHD, and related conditions. Using standardised tools - including video analysis and medico-legal evaluations - we create detailed profiles to guide tailored support plans. We're here to help you find clarity and the right path forward.
- [Terms and Conditions](https://roundwaycentre.org.uk/terms-conditions/): Review the full terms of use for Roundway Centre’s website, including user responsibilities, intellectual property rights, acceptable usage, and complaint procedures.
- [Contact Us](https://roundwaycentre.org.uk/contact-us/): For any enquiries please use the form below, or email us at office@roundwaycentre.org.uk
- [Latest News](https://roundwaycentre.org.uk/latest-news/): Latest news from Roundway Centre in Stockport. We provide autism, social communication, speech and language and cognitive, assessments
- [About](https://roundwaycentre.org.uk/about/): We provide comprehensive neurodevelopmental assessments, diagnoses, and therapy for autism, ADHD, speech, language, and learning; achieving excellent outcomes guided by a personal plan, following NICE Guidelines and special education law.
- [Home](https://roundwaycentre.org.uk/): Roundway Centre is a multidisciplinary team of speech and language therapists, education consultants and educational psychologists who are all experts in their fields with over 20 years of experience. The team liaises with outside professionals, including paediatricians, psychiatrists and occupational therapists.
- [Privacy Policy](https://roundwaycentre.org.uk/privacy-policy/): Roundway Centre (“we”, “us”, “our”) provides autism assessments, diagnostic services, and therapy support for children, young people, and young adults up to the age of 25.

## Testimonials
- [Lost For Words](https://roundwaycentre.org.uk/testimonials/lost-for-words/): I am lost for words. This report is so detailed and accurate. You captured everything and makes every penny spent well worth it. Thanks very much.
- [Very impressed](https://roundwaycentre.org.uk/testimonials/very-impressed/): I was very impressed by our therapist and felt she understood my son’s needs and would be able to provide the assistance and guidance we require. Parent, January 2026.
- [Making progress](https://roundwaycentre.org.uk/testimonials/making-progress/): The initial meeting has made us feel like we are making progress in helping our daughter. Parent, December 2025.
- [Highly recommended.](https://roundwaycentre.org.uk/testimonials/highly-recommended/): The therapist was very knowledgeable and friendly and made me feel at ease. Highly recommended. Parent, October 2025.
- [Helen was really knowledgeable, listened carefully and answered all questions with detail](https://roundwaycentre.org.uk/testimonials/helen-was-really-knowledgeable-listened-carefully-and-answered-all-questions-with-detail/): Helen was really knowledgeable, listened carefully and answered all questions with detail. Everything was answered and communicated properly. Looking forward to full assessment and therapy sessions for our son. Parent, June 2025.
- [We feel so privileged](https://roundwaycentre.org.uk/testimonials/we-feel-so-privileged/): We feel so privileged to have had the opportunity to work with Catherine Aldred this year. The assessment process was conducted with the perfect balance of professionalism and empathy. The assessments, the quality of the report produced and the level of detail contained within far surpassed our hopes and we look forward to working with Catherine and the Roundway Centre in the future. Parent, May 2025.
- [Helen had exactly the experience, knowledge and point of view I needed](https://roundwaycentre.org.uk/testimonials/helen-had-exactly-the-experience-knowledge-and-point-of-view-i-needed/): Helen had exactly the experience, knowledge and point of view I needed to clarify my perceptions and challenge my misconceptions. Parent, April 2025.
- [We’ve had a really good experience from you and the Roundway centre](https://roundwaycentre.org.uk/testimonials/weve-had-a-really-good-experience-from-you-and-the-roundway-centre/): We’ve had a really good experience from you and the Roundway centre, we’ve learned so much more about our son and how we can support him. We’ve sent this report as part of his EHCP application and we hope to get him some additional support in school for when he moves to Y1 in September. Parent, February 2025.
- [We are so grateful for your time and our great session today.](https://roundwaycentre.org.uk/testimonials/we-are-so-grateful-for-your-time-and-our-great-session-today/): We are so grateful for your time and our great session today. I have to say that your assessment and your work ethics were incredible. We felt at ease during the whole process and didn't really realise that 2 hours had passed just like that. We are delighted that our son felt at ease as well and he managed to go through the whole process, keeping up at his own pace.
- [Our first meeting with Denise Anthony felt like a break through.](https://roundwaycentre.org.uk/testimonials/our-first-meeting-with-denise-anthony-felt-like-a-break-through/): Our first meeting with Denise Anthony felt like a break through after months of struggles. It was a revelation to find somebody who understood what were going through. It feels like we are now at the start of a pathway which will help our son find his way and help us support him going forward.
- [As a family, we felt stuck on long NHS waiting lists for professional appointments.](https://roundwaycentre.org.uk/testimonials/as-a-family-we-felt-stuck-on-long-nhs-waiting-lists-for-professional-appointments/): As a family, we felt stuck on long NHS waiting lists for professional appointments and were frequently told that the services we desperately needed for our son, were overwhelmed. We were struggling to get answers about our son's needs and the support he needed so when we found The Roundway Centre, it felt like gold dust. The centre has supported us as a family to understand our child's needs in a thoughtful and caring way. The detailed report we received after his assessment will be important for us to get the early intervention and support he needs. I can't recommend The Roundway Centre enough, it's the best money we've spent.
- [The support of the Roundway Centre has been a turning point for my daughter.](https://roundwaycentre.org.uk/testimonials/the-support-of-the-roundway-centre-has-been-a-turning-point-for-my-daughter/): The support of the Roundway Centre has been a turning point for my daughter. Her grades have improved from 'D' to 'B' or 'A', and our home life is happier as we understand each other better. Thank you! Especially to Denise, I found her so clear and helpful during the diagnosis part.
- [I am crying writing this, thank you so much for the report.](https://roundwaycentre.org.uk/testimonials/i-am-crying-writing-this-thank-you-so-much-for-the-report/): I am crying writing this, thank you so much for the report. It is an absolute true representation of him, a representation I have been trying for years to get people to understand. I cannot thank you enough. It is so challenging with ADHD as I struggle massively with executive function and I myself get so overwhelmed. I can see this in him and always have so I understand his frustrations more. Again I am indebted to you. I just want him to have the best start; he tries so hard he is my absolute hero xx
- [We cannot thank you all enough for the support you have given us.](https://roundwaycentre.org.uk/testimonials/we-cannot-thank-you-all-enough-for-the-support-you-have-given-us/): We cannot thank you all enough for the support you have given us in helping to better understand our son and identifying his needs. The report you sent us was outstanding and really helped us to understand our son better and the ways in which we can work towards him achieving his full potential. Your help and ongoing support to us as a family has been invaluable and very much appreciated, and we are confident that with the right support now in place, our son will flourish at school and beyond. ou guys have/are a real pleasure to work with and we cannot recommend you all enough! ????
- [We would like to thank Dr Catherine Aldred for her patience, support and expertise.](https://roundwaycentre.org.uk/testimonials/we-would-like-to-thank-dr-catherine-aldred-for-her-patience-support-and-expertise/): We would like to thank Dr Catherine Aldred for her patience, support and expertise. She was calm and reassuring through an incredibly difficult and challenging time for us. Her diagnosis and report meant we were able to secure the right setting for our daughter, which will be nothing short of life changing for her. As parents, we are also developing our understanding through our PACT sessions with Denise Anthony. Her gentle approach and guidance is giving us the confidence to support and nurture our daughter in the way that she needs. After five long years of feeling lost, we are finally connecting with our daughter and are so very hopeful now for her future.
- [We recently visited Dr Aldred with our 9 year old after having difficulties at school.](https://roundwaycentre.org.uk/testimonials/we-recently-visited-dr-aldred-with-our-9-year-old-after-having-difficulties-at-school/): We recently visited Dr Aldred with our 9 year old after having difficulties at school. From the first meeting we felt so relieved, we have a better understanding of him. After trying a few of the tips given the impact on our family has been huge. We feel so much more positive about the future and know with a few strategies he will flourish. So grateful we found Dr Aldred and the Roundway Centre.
- [Thank you to all the team at the Roundway Centre.](https://roundwaycentre.org.uk/testimonials/thank-you-to-all-the-team-at-the-roundway-centre/): Thank you to all the team at the Roundway Centre. You helped us all immensely with our 8 year old son who has autism and speech a speech and language disorder. With your help and support we have been granted an EHCP for our son so he can now have the help he needs in school. You have also helped us as parents and as a family understand him better and access his world. This has been ongoing support through SALT and emotional literacy sessions. We can not thank you enough.
- [Dr Aldred was very helpful, available, knowledgeable and informative.](https://roundwaycentre.org.uk/testimonials/dr-aldred-was-very-helpful-available-knowledgeable-and-informative/): Dr Aldred was very helpful, available, knowledgeable and informative both about our daughter's condition and the EHCP process. We found her help invaluable and are very grateful.
- [Big thank you to Catherine and Alex, both provided an excellent service.](https://roundwaycentre.org.uk/testimonials/big-thank-you-to-catherine-and-alex-both-provided-an-excellent-service/): Big thank you to Catherine and Alex, both provided an excellent service which enabled us to get a diagnosis for our boy. The services they provided was excellent throughout the process from start to finish and answered any queries I had afterwards too.
- [The service received at Roundway Centre is courteous, efficient and highly professional.](https://roundwaycentre.org.uk/testimonials/the-service-received-at-roundway-centre-is-courteous-efficient-and-highly-professional/): The service received at Roundway Centre is courteous, efficient and highly professional. Reports are detailed and individually tailored to enable you to access the correct ongoing support and put in place necessary reasonable adjustments. Catherine is a really good listener who makes you feel at ease with the whole process of diagnostic assessments, which may otherwise feel overwhelming not only to your child but to you as a parent. You feel heard as a parent with regards to your childs strengths and challenges without judgement, and you are met with kindess and understanding.
- [You have supported us tremendously over the past 3 years.](https://roundwaycentre.org.uk/testimonials/you-have-supported-us-tremendously-over-the-past-3-years/): You have supported us tremendously over the past 3 years through initial assessment, PACT therapy, annual re-assessments and most recently through EHCP tribunal. You have helped us understand our daughter better. We now have a watertight EHCP which specifies PACT provision for our daughter and her school. Dr Aldred and our PACT therapist Louisa have always been empathetic, supportive and sensitive to our daughter and us as parents.
- [The Roundway Centre has been a fantastic support for our whole family.](https://roundwaycentre.org.uk/testimonials/the-roundway-centre-has-been-a-fantastic-support-for-our-whole-family/): The Roundway Centre has been a fantastic support for our whole family and school to understand and manage our son so much better. After our son's diagnosis by Catherine Aldred, we worked with excellent therapists through the Roundway Centre, Jaqueline Gaile (speech and language therapist) and Denise Anthony (educational consultant specialist) who worked with us and our sons school. The progress of our son has already been phenomenal in a short space of time. We would 100 percent recommend the Roundway Centre for those parents seeking excellent extra support for their children who have extra needs.
- [Thank you so much for your help with our daughter.](https://roundwaycentre.org.uk/testimonials/thank-you-so-much-for-your-help-with-our-daughter/): Thank you so much for your help with our daughter. We have spent many years not receiving any support or understanding of our daughter's needs until we met Dr Aldred. It's a great relief for us all to have help, advice, support and to be heard when needed and to finally have a diagnosis. Thank you, from all of us.
- [PACT and Denise have been instrumental in changing our son’s life for the better.](https://roundwaycentre.org.uk/testimonials/pact-and-denise-have-been-instrumental-in-changing-our-sons-life-for-the-better/): PACT and Denise have been instrumental in changing our son's life for the better. In only a few months our son's communication and understanding has improved enormously. I'm so grateful to the Roundway Team for their support and assistance.
- [The report you’ve sent is just marvelous, thank you!](https://roundwaycentre.org.uk/testimonials/the-report-youve-sent-is-just-marvelous-thank-you/): The report you've sent is just marvelous, thank you! I'm so pleased, it really pulls everything together, it's brilliant. Thank you so much from us all. It's wonderful, the help you've given us in the report, it's fantastic and the books you've suggested for reading, brilliant! It's very good to finally have something more concrete.
- [Dr Catherine Aldred and her team at the Roundway Centre were the inspired catalyst.](https://roundwaycentre.org.uk/testimonials/dr-catherine-aldred-and-her-team-at-the-roundway-centre-were-the-inspired-catalyst/): Dr Catherine Aldred and her team at the Roundway Centre were the inspired catalyst which insightfully challenged and overcame the barriers to open opportunities to my sons' pathway in life. The professional expertise at Roundway Centre and insight has cleared the way to a bright future for my son who, thanks to their help, has now overturned the initial refusal of his application and he is now pursuing his lifelong dreamed of career.
- [His application to pursue a career was achieved by your assessment.](https://roundwaycentre.org.uk/testimonials/his-application-to-pursue-a-career-was-achieved-by-your-assessment/): As a parent I never lost belief in my child and what he could achieve, but I spent many years frustrated by the entrenched, stereotypical misunderstanding of him and the lack of constructive support available. My son was written off by many. His application to pursue a career he had dreamed of was achieved by your assessment recognising his individuality, personal qualities and talents.
- [A big thank you for all the guidance throughout the years.](https://roundwaycentre.org.uk/testimonials/a-big-thank-you-for-all-the-guidance-throughout-the-years/): A big thank you for all the guidance throughout the years in supporting this young man as his teaching assistant. It has been a great learning experience and I have acquired many new skills and strategies that have made my job a pleasure. I'll miss that monthly visit, but I'm sure his new teaching assistant will find that just as rewarding as I have. We cannot thank you enough for the vital part you have played in helping him, and us.
- [Thank you for identifying my child’s needs.](https://roundwaycentre.org.uk/testimonials/thank-you-for-identifying-my-childs-needs/): Thank you for identifying my child's needs, this was the best advice we have ever been given. We now understand our child so much better.
- [His speech has come on amazingly.](https://roundwaycentre.org.uk/testimonials/his-speech-has-come-on-amazingly/): You saw my son for our tribunal appeal. After just over a year at the school his speech has come on amazingly; now we are having conversations with him. He is speaking all the time and tries new words everyday. It's been a fantastic year. We are so glad you recognised the potential in him. Many thanks.
- [We would like you to know how much we appreciated your help.](https://roundwaycentre.org.uk/testimonials/we-would-like-you-to-know-how-much-we-appreciated-your-help/): We would like you to know how much we appreciated your help. We know that it will have a huge impact on my son's school life and indeed his whole future, we were very fortunate indeed to meet you.
- [We cannot thank you enough for the support you have given us.](https://roundwaycentre.org.uk/testimonials/we-cannot-thank-you-enough-for-the-support-you-have-given-us/): We cannot thank you enough for the support you have given us. Your report influenced him getting the right school placement and helped us as parents understand his needs with greater clarity and enable us to help him better ourselves. It really pinpointed a lot of very specific issues and certainly explained a lot about his behaviors and needs. We actually know him a lot better for having seen you.

## Services
- [The Assessments](https://roundwaycentre.org.uk/services/the-assessments/): We provide individual or joint social communication, cognitive and speech and language therapy assessments, diagnostic reports, and individualised intervention plans.
- [Support for Schools](https://roundwaycentre.org.uk/services/support-for-schools/): We help schools deliver early support and reasonable adjustment and gain evidence to complete the APDR (Assess Plan Do Review) framework to contribute to the individual child profile.
- [Special Educational Services](https://roundwaycentre.org.uk/services/special-educational-services/): Expert support to schools (including nursery, primary, secondary, mainstream, special schools, independent schools and academies) in meeting the needs of children and young people with specialist educational needs (SEND).
- [Autism / ADHD Diagnosis](https://roundwaycentre.org.uk/services/autism-adhd-diagnosis/): Our experienced team provides clear, compassionate assessments - helping you understand your child and what support they need next.
Led by highly experienced clinicians with educational expertise, we take a holistic approach, looking at the whole child, not just the diagnosis.
- [Medico-Legal Assessments & Reports](https://roundwaycentre.org.uk/services/medico-legal-assessments-and-reports/): We provide expert independent medico-legal assessments and reports that adhere to the NICE guidelines. Parents may seek a statutory assessment, apply for an Educational Health Care Plan (EHCP), or appeal.
- [Video Assessments](https://roundwaycentre.org.uk/services/video-assessments/): Professionals at Roundway Centre use advanced assessment methods to gain an in-depth individual profile of each child.
Advanced video analysis has improved the accuracy of assessments, contributing to an individual profile, diagnosis, personal plan and intervention.
- [Post-assessment Planning](https://roundwaycentre.org.uk/services/education-support-plan/): Post-assessment planning meetings are booked to discuss what measures can be put in place to support the young person / child at school.
- [Guidance for a young person](https://roundwaycentre.org.uk/services/guidance-for-a-young-person/): Everyone has an individual profile, and the assessment is a way of understanding the person’s strengths and needs to better understand and support them. Most people get by in day-to-day life, but sometimes, they need to feel understood and know that adults are working with them to achieve their full potential.
- [Therapy](https://roundwaycentre.org.uk/services/therapy/): The therapist helps children and young people with a range of social-emotional, communication, interaction, and learning needs. Individual goals are identified in close collaboration with parents and teachers in the therapy sessions.
- [PACT](https://roundwaycentre.org.uk/services/pact/): PACT works to understand, nurture and respond positively to the development and communication needs of neurodiverse and autistic children, with outcomes influenced by the quality of communication.

## Team Members
- [Liz McNeillie](https://roundwaycentre.org.uk/team-member/liz-mcneillie/): Specialist Speech and Language Therapist With a focus on early years neurodiversity and autism. She has extensive experience working across community early years services, complex needs settings, and specialist schools, where she carries out comprehensive assessments and delivers highly individualised support for children and their families.
- [Kellie Warner-Keith](https://roundwaycentre.org.uk/team-member/kellie-warner-keith/): Office Manager Kellie is the Roundway Centre office manager, dedicated to providing parents / clients with the best quality experience. Kellie takes great pride in providing an empathic and efficient response to help families and clients feel listened to and valued.
- [Dr Jude Joughin](https://roundwaycentre.org.uk/team-member/dr-jude-joughin/): Child and Educational Psychologist Jude is an experienced and highly regarded psychologist. She qualified as a Child and Educational Psychologist in 2009 and has supported children of all ages.
- [Harjinder Kaur](https://roundwaycentre.org.uk/team-member/harjinder-kaur/): Consultant SEN Autism Specialist Harjinder has extensive experience in delivering specialist assessments and interventions to support children in different locations, including working in the NHS, mainstream and specialist schools.
- [Helen Mortimer](https://roundwaycentre.org.uk/team-member/helen-mortimer/): Consultant SEN Autism Specialist Helen is dedicated to building confidence and self-esteem in young people, enabling them to flourish and realise their potential, and removing the barriers by working closely with families, schools and other professionals as part of the Roundway Centre multidisciplinary team.
- [Denise Anthony](https://roundwaycentre.org.uk/team-member/denise-anthony/): Educational Consultant & SEND Specialist Denise provides expert assessments, reports, and recommendations to meet individual needs at the Roundway Centre. She has dedicated her work to enabling pupils and students to grow in confidence as learners and to realise their potential.
- [Dr Catherine Aldred](https://roundwaycentre.org.uk/team-member/dr-catherine-aldred/): Consultant Speech and Language Therapist Catherine is the founder of Roundway Centre, with the vision of taking the best expertise to families and schools, providing holistic assessments and support, implementing practical, individually tailored plans and therapy for children and young people.