Welcome to The Butterfly Practice
We are a multidisciplinary team of like-hearted clinicians committed to providing best practice, neuro-affirmative Autism and ADHD assessments in the North West of Ireland
Our approach
We embrace the Neuro-Diversity Affirmative approach to Autism and ADHD.
This means that we see Autism and ADHD not as ‘disorders’ but as different neuro-types that are a natural part of the many different ways the human brain can be wired.
If you are a parent/guardian, we work with you and your child to discover what their neuro-type is through our evidence-based, child centred clinical assessments/discoveries.
If you are an adult, we work with you on a process to explore your neuro-type through our evidence-based Collaborative Autistic Discoveries, holding you as central to the discovery from start to finish.
Holding you or your child’s way of being at the heart of what we do.
I’m Dr Julie Meehan, Clinical Director and Chartered Principal Clinical Psychologist at The Butterfly Practice.
I am so passionate about the neuro-affirmative approach to Autism and ADHD assessments that I founded The Butterfly Practice in 2023 to specialise in offering assessments to children, young people and adults that hold them and their way of being at the heart of what we do.
What we do
If you are a parent/guardian, our assessments support you and your child to learn more about how their brain works so that you both can gain a deeper understanding of their neuro-type and how they experience and perceive themselves and the world.
We recognise your child’s amazing strengths whilst also identifying the significant needs and challenges that they may encounter in a world that doesn’t always value or support neuro-diversity.
If you are an adult, we do the very same thing (without the children :) : We support you to discover your brain-type so that you can know yourself more deeply - your brain, your nervous system, your ways of being in this world.
Our assessments align with best practice guidelines and our reports are accepted by organisations such as the HSE and Department of Education, as well as higher level institutions.
Our services
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Autism and ADHD Assessments for children and young people
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Autism and ADHD Assessments/ Collaborative Discoveriesfor Adults
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Explore Together Consultations
If you’re not sure if you or your child need a full assessment, this is the service for you
Meet Our Team
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Dr. Julie Meehan
Ph.D., DClin.Psych., C.Psychol., Ps.S.I (M9894C).
Clinical Director and Chartered Principal Clinical Psychologist -
Aisling Burke
Senior Speech & Language Therapist with Sligo Speech Therapy