Dr Michael Dada

 Dr. Dada has been practising clinical psychology for more than 30 years, working with various patient groups and across wide-range clinical and forensic settings. At the initial stage, he practised as a Clinical Psychologist in general adult mental health for over ten years, providing services for people with minor and major psychological disorders. In the same period, he was a lecturer and researcher in Clinical Psychology. 

 He possesses well developed knowledge and skills in Autism. For over 15 years he has specialised and worked with people who have autism spectrum conditions, including those who may also present with learning disabilities, mental illness and challenging behaviour. In a previous employment, he became the corporate lead clinician for the Autism Practice Group of the Company. 

 He worked as a Clinical Psychologist in the NHS for several years, mainly with services for people who have intellectual disabilities, and became a Consultant Clinical Psychologist in October 2004. Dr Dada has worked with several Multi-Disciplinary Teams, working across the full range of care settings including outpatient, community, primary care, in-patient, residential and secure services, both in the NHS and private sector. 

 Dr Dada is trained and licensed to use a number of specialist needs and diagnostic assessment tools, including tools for assessing autism spectrum conditions (e.g. DISCO, AAA, ADOS-2, etc.), cognitive skills functioning, adaptive/social skills functioning, emotional/affective characteristics, personality psychopathology, and risks of aggression and violence. He is skilled to adapt generic tools for use with people who have autism, intellectual disability, and other developmental disorders.