The things people ask before they get in touch

No. A great many neurodivergent people have no formal identification, and an assessment is often the first step toward understanding rather than something that comes after one. The recommendations I make come from the profile itself, so they are useful whether or not a label is ever attached.

Children from around age six, young people, and adults of any age. For children under six I will usually point you toward an early years specialist instead, and I am happy to suggest names.

Two to three hours of direct work, with breaks whenever they are wanted. Add a short call beforehand, a feedback session afterwards, and around two weeks for the written report to reach you.

Yes. I hold BPS Registered Test User status and the Certificate of Competence in Educational Testing at level 3A, which is the qualification required for reports supporting exam access arrangements. Reports are prepared to the standards examination boards expect.

Depending on the profile, these can include extra time, use of a reader or reading software, a scribe, word processing, a prompter, modified papers such as different colour or font size, and supervised rest breaks. The assessment establishes which are justified by the evidence.

Both. Coaching, consultancy and corporate training work well online and I have clients across several time zones. Some formal assessments are better carried out in person, and I will tell you at the outset which applies in your case.

Nikki Mitchell LLC is registered in SHAMS Free Zone in the UAE, at First Floor, Sharjah Media City, Al Bataeh, Sharjah, UAE. In-person work takes place across the UAE, and online work goes anywhere.

Individual assessment and coaching are charged at fixed published rates, which I will send you in writing before anything is booked. Corporate work is quoted per engagement, because the scope varies enormously. The first conversation costs nothing in every case.

Assessment data is held under UK GDPR standards. Nothing is shared with a school, an employer or anyone else without your written consent, and you can ask for your data to be deleted at any point. Reports belong to you.

Yes. School liaison and advocacy is part of the family service. I can attend in person in the UAE or join online, translate what is being said, and follow up on what was agreed.

Yes, and this is worth doing before you arrive rather than after. I can build a shortlist matched to how your child learns, give you the questions that get a straight answer from an inclusion department, and help you get the support your child needs agreed in writing before you enrol. Twenty years inside this system means I know the difference between what a school advertises and what it delivers.

Yes. If school is not the right answer for now, I can help you build the structure around learning at home: a daily routine that survives a bad morning, timetables built around your child's energy rather than the clock, where to find curriculum and resources, how to keep deadlines visible, and a workspace that suits their sensory needs.

Three to six months before you move is comfortable. Two months is workable. Once you have arrived and enrolled somewhere, the useful part of this work has already passed, because the leverage is in choosing rather than in changing later. If you are already here and it is not going well, that is a different conversation and still worth having.

Yes, and it is better that way. The whole shortlisting and questioning stage works over video calls, so we can have your school decision made and the support agreed in writing before you get on the plane.

Yes. If your employer is handling the move, or you are working with a relocation agent, I can work alongside them. They handle housing and logistics. I handle the part that decides how your child's next three years go.

The parent and educator tracks are in build now. Join the waiting list and you will hear before anyone else, with early access pricing.

Yes. There are whole-school and whole-team rates, and every track can also be delivered live, in person in the UAE or online for groups anywhere.

With a thirty minute conversation about what is happening in the organisation. From there I send a written proposal with a fixed scope and cost. Nothing begins until you have agreed it.

Initial conversations are usually available within a week. Assessment appointments depend on the time of year, and the period before examination entry deadlines is the busiest. If you are working toward a deadline, say so in your first message.