For Adoption Agencies
Children and young people who have experienced early adversity, trauma, or neglect often arrive in their new families with developmental profiles that do not fit neatly into standard diagnostic categories. Their needs are real, but they can be easy to miss, easy to misread, and easy to overlook on standard referral paperwork.
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At Hopscotch, we understand this. We bring a trauma-informed lens to every assessment of an adopted child/young person, and we work hard to help families and the professionals around them understand what they are seeing and why, without pathologising the child/young person or the family.
Understanding Adopted Children's Developmental Needs
Sensory processing differences, motor delays, attachment-related behaviours, and communication difficulties are all common in children and young people with early care experience. These needs can present in ways that look like defiance, inattention, or emotional immaturity, but are often rooted in how a child/young person's early experiences have shaped their nervous system and development. Understanding this distinction is the foundation of effective support.
Our Approach
We work collaboratively with adoption social workers and post-adoption support teams to ensure that our assessments are integrated into the wider support plan for each child/young person and family. Our reports are written with this context in mind: providing families and agencies with a clear, compassionate, and clinically grounded picture of a child/young person's needs and how best to meet them.
Refer a Child Or Discuss a Family's Needs
If you are supporting a family with an adopted child whose needs are not yet fully understood, we would love to hear from you.
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Contact us by phone (020 7486 8168) or by email (info@hopscotchtherapy.co.uk) or via the online contact form to refer a child or to discuss a specific family's situation.