Background Neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD) are a complex group of conditions that include ADHD and autism as common presenting problems in childhood; they are frequently associated with comorbidities such as behavioural, sensory and sleep difficulties, resulting in a negative impact on the quality of life of the affected individual.Families have described the experience of receiving a diagnosis for their child as 'like a bereavement' and following the Abstracts
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