Child and adolescent intellectual disabilities

Child and adolescent intellectual disabilities is a service based in Rotherham, Doncaster and North Lincolnshire.

How we can help

The intellectual disabilities is a specialist pathway of the child and adolescent mental health service (CAMHS).

The service assesses and treats children and young people aged 0 to 18 who have a significant intellectual disability and additional complex behavioural or mental health needs.

The service provides support with:

challenging behaviour
emotional difficulties
mental health problems

The service offers a range of interventions including:

assessment of skills, strengths and specific difficulties
psychiatric assessment and medication
functional behaviour assessments
positive behaviour support framework
behaviour management advice and interventions
counselling for young people and parents
psycho-education
adapted cognitive behavioural therapy
training in intellectual disabilities and mental health or developmental problems
group work
family work
support in conjunction with neuro-developmental pathways such as autistic spectrum condition (ASC) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
emotional regulation

How to get help

We accept referrals to the service from children and young people who are:

between the ages of 5 and 18
have a significant intellectual disability
display severe challenging behaviour or mental health problems that require the input of a specialist provision
a resident or registered with a GP in the area of the service

For referrals, please use our online referral form.