Autism assessor, women and girls

Remote (UK) £450 to £700 per completed assessment Caseload you set

Diagnose autism in women and girls whose presentation never matched the textbook.

The short version

A remote associate autism assessor role paying £450 to £700 per completed assessment, report time included. You assess women and girls using ADOS-2 and ADI-R, with expertise in camouflaging and internalised presentation.

Pay: £450 to £700 per completed assessment
Location: Remote (UK)
Contract: Associate
Working pattern: Remote
Hours: Caseload you set
Start: Rolling

Why this role exists

The diagnostic gender gap in autism is closing far too slowly. Girls who mask are described as shy, anxious or sensitive, and are assessed for everything except autism. Assessors who can see through camouflaging are rare and in real demand.

Who you would be looking after

Girls from age 12 and women through to their fifties, frequently with existing diagnoses of anxiety, eating disorders or emotionally unstable personality disorder that never quite fitted.

A day in the diary

One full assessment a day, allowing for the pace this work needs
Structured collateral history, usually with a parent or long-term partner
Paid report time, with a fourteen working day turnaround
Monthly MDT with the neurodevelopmental team

What the work involves

Deliver ADOS-2 and ADI-R informed assessments across the lifespan
Recognise camouflaging and internalised presentation rather than scoring against a male-normed picture
Distinguish autism from and alongside ADHD, PMDD and trauma responses
Write reports usable for education, workplace and healthcare adjustments

What we ask for

HCPC or equivalent registration
ADOS-2 training and current diagnostic practice
Experience with female presentation specifically

What you get

Longer assessment slots than the market standard
Post-diagnostic support pathway for every patient you diagnose
Peer review and second-opinion access

What this pays, and why

Independent autism assessments are typically billed at £1,200 to £2,000 to the patient, with assessors receiving £350 to £600. Our band is higher because the assessment slot is longer and we expect the depth that requires.

For the full UK picture, see the ADHD assessor salary guide, or read how to become an ADHD assessor.

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How hiring works here

You send your details. No agency screening call before anyone clinical has read them.
A clinician from the relevant pathway calls you within five working days.
A working conversation about how you would handle two real cases.
Registration and references checked, then a start date that works around your existing commitments.

Questions clinicians ask about this role

Do you assess children?

From age 12 upwards. Younger paediatric assessment sits outside our current service.

Is a second assessor involved?

For complex cases, yes. We fund a second opinion where the picture is unclear rather than pushing an uncertain conclusion.

What happens after diagnosis?

Every diagnosed patient is offered post-diagnostic sessions and workplace or education adjustment support, so you are not writing a report into a void.